The former president must recover from a heavy surgical operation and prolonged hospitalization. In parallel, he was tried before the Supreme Court for attempted coup, accusations which make him incur 40 years in prison.
The ex-far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, 70, announced Wednesday July 2, cancel all his commitments in July after feeling bad during the night and had to be treated urgently for vomiting.
“After an emergency medical consultation, I was ordered an absolute rest for the month of July. Vomiting and hiccup crises have become constant, which even prevents me from speaking ”said the former head of state in a brief press release published on X by his son Flavio.
The former president must recover from a heavy surgical operation and prolonged hospitalization in April, for an intestinal occlusion, complication of a stabbing attack which he was the victim during his electoral campaign in 2018. He also suffered from pneumonia and is subject to “Recurrent episodes of hiccups, which complicate his speech and food”said his doctors in a separate press release.
“Political persecution”
Despite the medical recommendations, the former leader recently took part in several public events. On Sunday in São Paulo, several thousand people came to support him when he was tried before the Supreme Court for attempted coup, accusations which make him incur 40 years in prison.
According to the public prosecutor, this plan, which was intended to keep him in power after his defeat in the 2022 elections against the left candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, did not materialize due to a lack of support from the high military commands.
Jair Bolsonaro says he is the victim of a “Political persecution” aimed at preventing it from standing out for next year presidential election, although it is ineligible until 2030 for having disseminated false information on the electoral system.
