Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalized in Florida with ‘severe’ abdominal pain: reports
Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to an Orlando, Fla., hospital due to abdominal pain, according to reports, while his country reels from violent protest that saw his supporters storm multiple government buildings in the capital city of Brasília.
Bolsonaro has faced health problems since being stabbed while campaigning for president in 2018. He has endured a string of hospital visits in the last few years, including in early 2022 when he was also hospitalized for abdominal pain.
Bolsonaro traveled to the U.S. two days before his left-wing rival and incoming President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office, according to Reuters. He has refused to concede to Lula since his loss in the October election and has long questioned the integrity of Brazil’s elections.
He faces a number of investigations in Brazil stemming from his time in office, and following the riots from his supporters, U.S. lawmakers have begun to call for him to be returned to Brazil.
The news of his hospitalization was first reported by Brazilian newspaper O Globo.
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