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Bolsonaro Granted Temporary Release for Hernia Surgery
BRASILIA – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, currently serving a 27-year sentence for his involvement in a coup plot, has been granted temporary release from prison to undergo hernia surgery. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes approved the request, allowing Bolsonaro to be transferred to Hospital DF Star in Brasilia for medical tests on Wednesday and surgery on Thursday.
Bolsonaro’s lawyers argued the surgery was necessary to alleviate pain caused by a hernia in both sides of his groin. This will be the first time Bolsonaro has left federal custody since beginning his sentence in late November.
Justice Moraes stipulated that police must maintain 24-hour surveillance of the former president during his time outside of prison.
The news comes after Bolsonaro cancelled a scheduled interview with Metropoles due to health concerns, fueling further speculation about his future political involvement and the potential rise of his son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, as a leader on the political right. Flavio Bolsonaro confirmed his father’s upcoming hospitalization, citing fluctuating health as the reason for the interview cancellation.
Bolsonaro, who has undergone multiple medical procedures since being stabbed in 2018, had previously been denied a request for house arrest. He is currently held at the federal police headquarters in Brasilia, where authorities say he has access to doctors and lawyers and is kept separate from other inmates.
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