Bolsonaro Begins Post-Op Rehabilitation After Hernia Surgery as Doctors Adjust Hiccup Treatment

Overview

• The former president underwent a conventional bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy under general anesthesia, lasting about three to three-and-a-half hours, with mesh reinforcement and no intercurrences.
• Friday's medical bulletin says he started physiotherapy, had pain control optimized, and is receiving pharmacologic thrombosis prevention, with no new exams or procedures planned for today.
• Medications for persistent hiccups and gastroesophageal reflux were adjusted, and the team will reassess early next week whether to perform a phrenic-nerve block.
• The hospitalization was authorized by Justice Alexandre de Moraes and does not suspend Bolsonaro’s sentence, with PF guard at the door, electronic device restrictions, and tightly controlled access.
• Moraes approved a visit by stepdaughter Leticia Marianna Firmo da Silva and denied requests for two of Michelle Bolsonaro’s brothers; Michelle reported he has eaten and completed an initial physiotherapy session.