Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro in hospital after 10 days of hiccups
By Diane Jeantet
RIO DE JANEIRO - After 10 straight days of hiccups, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital Wednesday with an intestinal obstruction, but doctors said 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 the president would receive a conservative clinical treatment, meaning he will not go through surgery for now.
Brazilian leader evaluated for possible emergency surgery
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was being evaluated Wednesday for possible emergency surgery for an intestinal obstruction, his office said.
Bolsonaro, 66, was admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital in Braslia early in the morning and was “feeling well,” according to an initial statement that said doctors were examining his persistent hiccups.
But hours later, the president’s office said Dr. Antonio Luiz Macedo, 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 will undergo additional tests to evaluate the need for an emergency surgery.
hipo persistente.
Recibirá tratamiento clínico conservador
Pero horas más tarde, la oficina del mandatario informó que el doctor Antonio Luiz Macedo, el cirujano que operó a Bolsonaro después de que fue
apuñalado en el abdomen durante la campaña electoral de 2018, decidió trasladarlo a Sao Paulo, donde se sometió a exámenes adicionales. Para la noche del miércoles, el Hospital Nova Star difundió un comunicado en el que indicó que el presidente recibiría un “
tratamiento clínico conservador”, lo que significa que por el momento no será operado.
El presidente, que es católico y evangélico, publicó en su cuenta oficial de Twitter una
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 the president would receive a conservative clinical treatment, meaning he will not go through surgery for now.
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