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Brazil's Bolsonaro undergoes surgery after being hospitalized

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsorano

14 April 2025 00:45 (UTC +04:00)

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is undergoing surgery on Sunday, his fifth since being stabbed in the stomach while campaigning in 2018, his medical team said in a statement, APA reports citing Reuters.

The procedure started at 8:30 a.m. local time (1130 GMT) and was scheduled to last six hours, but was going longer than expected, representative Sostenes Cavalcante, one of the former president's key allies, told Reuters. "But the information I have is that it's going well," he added.

Bolsonaro, 70, was hospitalized on Friday after feeling strong abdominal pain during an event with supporters in northeastern Brazil, forcing him to break off a regional tour aimed at drumming up political support. He was transferred to the nation's capital, Brasilia, where he lives, on Saturday night.