Overview
- Doctors repaired bilateral inguinal hernias with mesh in a roughly 3.5-hour procedure at DF Star in Brasília, and Bolsonaro remains hospitalized in recovery for an expected five to seven days.
- Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized the temporary medical leave and later denied a request for home confinement, so Bolsonaro is expected to return to prison after discharge.
- From the hospital, Bolsonaro issued a handwritten letter naming Senator Flávio Bolsonaro as his 2026 presidential pre-candidate, and Flávio publicly confirmed his bid for the October 4 election.
- The move recalibrates the Brazilian right, with São Paulo governor Tarcísio de Freitas still positioned as a prominent conservative contender outside the Bolsonaro family.
- In a related legal development, Silvinei Vasques—convicted in the coup plot cases—was detained in Paraguay after breaking his electronic monitor, underscoring ongoing cross-border enforcement of sentences.