Mr. Bolsonaro, who flew to Florida 48 hours before his term was up — he was the big absentee at the January 1 inauguration of his center-left successor Luis Inacio Lula da Silva — was hospitalized a day after thousands of far-right activists stormed the headquarters of of three powers in Brasilia, Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace, causing widespread destruction.
Brazil’s far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was released Tuesday from a hospital near Orlando, Florida, where he was admitted the day before Monday, a source close to his family said.
The same information was given earlier by Laurou Jardim, journalist of the newspaper O Globo.
Mr. Bolsonaro, who flew to Florida 48 hours before his term was up — he was the big absentee at the January 1 inauguration of his center-left successor Luis Inacio Lula da Silva — was hospitalized a day after thousands of far-right activists stormed the headquarters of of three powers in Brasilia, Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace, causing widespread destruction.
The former head of state was treated for bowel pains linked to a knife attack he suffered during a campaign rally in 2018. Mr Bolsonaro’s doctor said it was nothing serious.
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