Brazil’s Bolsonaro discharged from hospital, tests showed early type of skin cancer
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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro (left) was recently sentenced to over 27 years in prison for plotting a coup after he lost the 2022 election.
PHOTO: REUTERS
- Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from hospital on September 17 after treatment for vomiting, dizziness and low blood pressure.
- He was previously treated for skin lesions, diagnosed as early-stage squamous cell carcinoma, requiring regular monitoring.
- Bolsonaro faces a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup and is under house arrest for pressuring courts, Reuters reports.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged on Sept 17 from the hospital where he had been admitted a day earlier due to vomiting, dizziness and low blood pressure, his doctors said in a statement.
Bolsonaro’s health condition improved, but he will continue to receive follow-up care, Brasilia’s DF Star Hospital added.
The former president had already gone to the hospital on Sept 14 to have skin lesions removed.
Tests found the presence of squamous cell carcinoma, according to the hospital, and Bolsonaro will need routine check-ups.
“The tests showed that two of the lesions were an early type of skin cancer,” Bolsonaro’s physician, Dr Claudio Birolini, told reporters.
“This has already been treated through removal, but regular monitoring is required to ensure no new lesions appear and that the removals were complete.”
Bolsonaro was sentenced plotting a coup
He has been under house arrest since August for allegedly courting pressure on the courts from US President Donald Trump. REUTERS
