Overview
- He was taken by justice officers to Hospital DF Star in Brasília as an emergency and remained there overnight, according to the hospital.
- An official bulletin described dehydration, elevated heart rate and significantly lowered blood pressure on arrival, with ongoing anemia and reduced kidney function.
- Earlier medical updates noted traces of a recent pneumonia and treatment with an iron infusion reported by his doctors.
- His son Flávio said the episode involved diaphragm spasms that left him short of breath and vomiting to clear his airways.
- The former president is under strict house arrest after a Supreme Federal Court conviction and 27-year, three-month sentence, which his lawyers say they will appeal.