Bolsonaro

SAO PAULO, Dec 29 - Brazil's imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday underwent a medical procedure to treat persistent hiccups for the second time in three days. The doctors carried out a "phrenic nerve block procedure" on Bolsonaro to block his left phrenic nerve, following a surgery on Saturday…

SAO PAULO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's ‌former ​President Jair Bolsonaro ‌underwent "a phrenic nerve block procedure" on Saturday ​to treat his persistent hiccups, his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, said ‍on social media. In a ​subsequent statement, the doctors treating Bolsonaro said ​they blocked ⁠the right phrenic nerve and scheduled a…

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Updated : , ,   SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge on Saturday issued house arrest orders for 10 people who have been convicted and sentenced for participating in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after he lost the 2022 election. The decision by Supreme…

SAO PAULO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro endorsed his son Flavio’s 2026 presidential bid on Thursday in a statement from a hospital where he underwent a scheduled hernia operation that doctors said went smoothly. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized Bolsonaro to leave prison, where…

By: Gabriela Sá Pessoa, The Associated Press Posted: 7:52 AM CST Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 Last Modified: 2:13 PM CST Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent double hernia surgery on Thursday at a hospital in the national capital, Brasilia, his doctors said.…

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup , was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday for a hernia surgery. Bolsonaro is expected to undergo the procedure on Christmas Day. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes gave the far-right leader…

FILE: Former Brazilian President (2019-2022) Jair Bolsonaro leaves the DF Star hospital in Brasilia on September 14, 2025, after undergoing a series of medical examinations, as he remains under house arrest. Photo by SERGIO LIMA /AFP via Getty Images Article content Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, imprisoned for attempting a…

BRASÍLIA — Brazilian lawmakers have approved legislation that could reduce the time former president Jair Bolsonaro will spend in prison for attempting a military coup after he lost the 2022 election. If the legislation, approved by Brazil’s Federal Senate on Wednesday, survives an expected presidential veto, Bolsonaro, 70, could be…

Democracy Dies in Darkness The U.S. imposed sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes four months ago, calling former president Jair Bolsonaro’s prosecution a “witch hunt.” December 12, 2025 at 5:27 p.m. EST Yesterday at 5:27 p.m. EST Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes in 2023. (Eraldo…