Brazil’s Bolsonaro leaves hospital after operations, returns to prison
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The motorcade of former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro leaving the hospital on Jan 1.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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BRASILIA – Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from hospital and taken to prison on New Year’s Day after undergoing medical procedures to treat a hernia and hiccups
A Reuters witness saw official vehicles leaving the DF Star hospital, early in the evening of Jan 1, where the 70-year-old was hospitalised, and heading to the Federal Police Superintendency in Brasilia, where he is serving a 27-year sentence
Earlier on Jan 1, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes rejected a request from Bolsonaro’s lawyers seeking permission for the former president to serve his sentence under “humanitarian house arrest”.
According to the ruling, after receiving the necessary medical clearance, Bolsonaro should “return to serve his prison sentence... at the Federal Police Superintendency”.
The DF Star hospital and the Federal Police declined to comment.
Bolsonaro, who was stabbed in the abdomen during a 2018 campaign event, has a history of hospitalisations and operations related to the attack.
The former president was admitted to hospital last week for the surgical procedures, authorised by Justice Moraes following a request from the former president’s lawyers. REUTERS
