Brazil: Bolsonaro left the hospital

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from the hospital on Friday, September 15, according to images broadcast on local television, three days after he underwent a series of surgeries on his digestive and respiratory systems. A medical bulletin posted on social media by Fabio Wajngarten, a close collaborator of Bolsonaro, stated: “Excellent recovery» From the former far-right leader. Images from CNN Brasil show Jair Bolsonaro leaving Vila Nova Star Hospital in São Paulo at around 1:30pm (6:30pm in France).

He received a group of supporters gathered at the hospital gate and then boarded a car with smoked windows. On Tuesday, the former president underwent an endoscopy of the upper digestive system to treat the problem of “irritable bowel syndrome.”Rebound Stomach, A “Septoplasty» To correct a deviated nasal septum and other procedures in the nose and mouth area.

It works several times

Jair Bolsonaro had already undergone several surgeries in recent years, due to the effects of a stabbing attack during the 2018 presidential campaign, which he ended up winning. He was stabbed in the abdomen by an unbalanced person in a crowd, resulting in numerous complications, including intestinal obstruction, hernia, and tissue adhesions. The former president, who failed in his re-election bid against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva last October, is the subject of several investigations.

One of them relates to allegations of embezzlement of gifts from foreign countries during his term (2019-2022), including jewelry from Saudi Arabia. He was also sentenced to eight years of disqualification at the end of June, due to false information disseminated via the electronic voting system before his defeat to Lula.