Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital for exams early Monday after experiencing belly discomfort, the federal government mentioned in a press release.
The hospital the place he was admitted, Vila Nova Star, mentioned in a press release the president had an intestinal obstruction and was in secure situation. Bolsonaro is “doing effectively” and additional info will probably be offered later, in accordance with the federal government’s assertion.
Bolsonaro posted a photo of himself on Twitter within the hospital mattress, giving a thumbs up. He wrote that extra exams will probably be accomplished for a doable surgical procedure.
Bolsonaro, 66, has skilled a sequence of medical points since he was stabbed within the stomach on the marketing campaign path in 2018. On the time, the president was operated on by Dr. Antônio Luiz Macedo, whose staff is overseeing his remedy in Sao Paulo. Tv community Globo reported Macedo himself was on trip within the Bahamas and awaiting a flight again to Sao Paulo.
The president was admitted to hospital in July for one more intestinal obstruction, following days wherein he appeared to wrestle with talking at instances and mentioned he suffered from hiccups that would go uninterrupted for days. On the time, he didn’t require surgical procedure to get better.
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Bolsonaro had been on trip in southern Brazil, and has no public appearances scheduled on Monday.
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