Brazil’s Ex-president Bolsonaro Is In Intensive Care With Pneumonia, Hospital Says

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s erstwhile President Jair Bolsonaro has pneumonia and is receiving curen successful an intensive attraction unit, a infirmary successful nan capital, Brasilia, said Friday.

Earlier successful nan day, Bolsonaro’s eldest son, Flávio, said connected X that his begetter was being transferred from situation to nan infirmary aft waking up pinch chills and vomiting.

“I inquire for prayers that it not beryllium thing serious,” Flávio wrote. He has said he will tally for president this year, and caller polls show him and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva almost tied.

Jair Bolsonaro, 70, is serving a 27-year condemnation for attempting a coup, aft he was convicted past twelvemonth by a sheet of Supreme Court justices.

He was admitted to nan infirmary aft experiencing precocious fever, debased oxygen, sweating and chills, DF Star Hospital said successful a statement. Exams confirmed bronchopneumonia, a type of pneumonia, apt caused by aspiration.

“He is presently hospitalized successful nan intensive attraction unit, receiving IV antibiotics and non-invasive objective support,” nan infirmary said.

Bolsonaro has been hospitalized aggregate times since being stabbed astatine a run arena earlier nan 2018 statesmanlike election.

In January, constabulary escorted him to nan aforesaid infirmary for encephalon tests aft he fell from his bed.

Bolsonaro and respective of his friends were convicted successful September of attempting to overthrow Brazil’s antiauthoritarian strategy pursuing his 2022 predetermination defeat. The crippled included plans to termination Lula, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. There was besides a scheme to promote an insurrection successful early 2023.

Bolsonaro was besides convicted connected charges that see starring an equipped criminal statement and attempting nan convulsive abolition of nan antiauthoritarian norm of law. He has denied immoderate wrongdoing.

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