By Maggie Gile
Fellow
0
Share
Newsweek is a Trust Project member
See more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was being evaluated Wednesday for emergency surgery for an intestinal obstruction, according to his office.
Bolsonaro was admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasilia in the morning and was "feeling well," according to an initial statement that said doctors were examining his persistent hiccups, the Associated Press reported.
Hours later, the president's office said Dr. Antonio Luiz Macedo decided to transfer him to Sao Paulo, where he will undergo additional tests to evaluate the need for emergency surgery. Macedo operated on Bolsonaro after he was stabbed in the abdomen during the 2018 presidential campaign.
Read More
China Warns Joe Biden His Southeast Asia Moves ‘Sabotage’ Peace and Stability6 min read
COVID Cases Rise by 10 Percent Worldwide, 3 Percent Increase in Deaths in Last Week: WHO3 min read
Israel to Impose Large Fines for Non–Mask Wearers to Prevent Another COVID Lockdown3 min read
For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below:
...
The stabbing caused intestinal damage and serious internal bleeding, and the president has gone through several surgeries since, some unrelated to the attack.
In recent weeks, Bolsonaro has appeared to struggle with speaking on various occasions and said that he suffers from recurring hiccups.
"I apologize to everyone who is listening to me because I've been hiccuping for five days now," Bolsonaro said in an interview with Radio Guaiba on July 7. He suggested that some medications prescribed after dental surgery might be the cause. "I have the hiccups 24 hours a day."
The following day, during his weekly Facebook Live session, Bolsonaro apologized again for not being able to express himself well due to week-long hiccups.
Bolsonaro has been under growing pressure from a congressional inquiry into his administration's handling of the pandemic and alleged corruption in the acquisition of vaccines against COVID-19, and recent polls have indicated that he could lose in the next 2022 election.
On Tuesday night, in a 20-minute encounter with the president in Brasilia, supporters repeatedly asked him to look after his health.
...
View 0 Comments
Submit Correction
View Editorial & AI Guidelines