Brazil’s Bolsonaro to leave hospital after surgery

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro to leave hospital after surgery

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro says he expects to be discharged from hospital soon and may attend a rally backing a proposed amnesty for supporters.

“After three weeks, discharge expected today, Sunday, at 10am (1300 GMT),” the 70-year-old wrote in a post on social media platform X.

On Saturday, his medical team had said his release was expected “in the coming days” after major abdominal surgery in April to treat an intestinal obstruction.

“I’m going home renewed. My next challenge: joining the Peaceful March for Humanitarian Amnesty on Wednesday, May 7,” the far-right leader added.

Bolsonaro was hospitalised for his sixth surgery related to a 2018 stabbing that left lasting injuries.

He was admitted to a hospital in Brasilia after experiencing severe abdominal pain during a political event in Brazil’s northeast.

That cut short a tour aimed at drumming up support for the amnesty initiative targeting those convicted over the January 2023 riots after his narrow election loss to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022.

Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that Bolsonaro should stand trial for allegedly plotting to overturn the election result. He denies any wrongdoing.

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