Bolsonaro Has Successful Hernia Surgery After Temporary Release From Prison

Overview

• He was moved from custody to the DF Star hospital in Brasilia for an inguinal hernia operation.
• Michelle Bolsonaro announced the procedure was successful and without complications, noting he was waking from anesthesia.
• Doctors said the surgery lasted nearly four hours and expect him to remain hospitalized for five to seven days.
• Surgeon Claudio Birolini described the operation as complex but not expected to present major complications.
• It was his first time leaving prison since late November, and physicians are evaluating a possible phrenic nerve block to treat recurrent hiccups.