Jul 14, 2021 / 08:30 PM CDT
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) After 10 straight days of hiccups, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital Wednesday with what doctors said was an intestinal obstruction that could require surgery. They announced later that they would not operate immediately.
Bolsonaro, 66, was admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital in the capital of Brasilia in the morning and was “feeling well,” according to an initial statement that said physicians were examining his persistent hiccups.
But hours later, the president’s office said the surgeon who operated on Bolsonaro after he was stabbed in the abdomen during the 2018 presidential campaign decided to transfer him to Sao Paulo, where he underwent additional tests. By Wednesday night, the Hospital Nova Star released a statement saying t
But hours later, the president s office said the surgeon who operated on Bolsonaro after he was stabbed in the abdomen during the 2018 presidential campaign decided to transfer him to Sao Paulo, where he underwent additional tests. By Wednesday night, the Hospital Nova Star released a statement saying the president would receive a conservative clinical treatment, meaning he will not go through surgery for now.
Bolsonaro, who is both Catholic and evangelical, posted on his official Twitter account a photo of himself lying on a hospital bed, eyes closed, several monitoring sensors stuck to his bare torso. At the edge of the photo, a hand reaches out from an unseen person wearing what appears to be a black religious robe and a long chain with a gold cross.
Bad hiccups, but no immediate surgery for Brazil s president
DIANE JEANTET, Associated Press
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1of8Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, July 13, 2021.Eraldo Peres/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8An ambulance takes Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro from the Armed Forces Hospital where he had been admitted, to an airbase to be airlifted to Sao Pualo, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. After suffering from 10 days of hiccups, Bolsonaro was admitted to the Brasilia hospital but later officials said he would be transferred to another hospital in Sao Paulo for tests to determine if surgery is needed.Eraldo Peres/APShow MoreShow Less
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