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Bolsonaro Briefly Released for Hiccups Procedure as Doctors Report Successful Nerve Injection

He remains in federal custody on a 27-year Supreme Court sentence.

Overview

  • The right side of his diaphragm nerve was injected under ultrasound guidance, and doctors said the procedure went well, with the left side scheduled for Monday.
  • Earlier in the week he left custody for an inguinal hernia operation that his wife said had no complications.
  • Judge Alexandre de Moraes approved temporary medical furloughs allowing the hospital treatments.
  • Bolsonaro has been held at a federal police precinct in Brasília since late November after trying to remove his ankle monitor with a soldering iron.
  • The 70-year-old has a history of abdominal problems linked to a 2018 stabbing, and the latest procedures were performed at the DF Star clinic.