Overview
- Bolsonaro was transferred on Wednesday to Brasília’s DF Star clinic for preoperative procedures, with surgery scheduled over Dec. 24–25 in his first exit from Federal Police detention since Nov. 22.
- The order from Justice Alexandre de Moraes mandates continuous custody with at least two agents posted at the room door and bans phones, computers and other electronic devices in the room.
- The Public Prosecutor’s Office backed the request after a Federal Police forensic exam diagnosed bilateral inguinal hernias and characterized the operation as elective but necessary to prevent deterioration.
- Only Michelle Bolsonaro may accompany him during hospitalization, after the court denied defense requests to allow sons Flávio and Carlos as additional companions.
- The former president is serving a 27-year sentence for leading an attempt to subvert democratic order, with his detention tightened after authorities documented tampering with his electronic ankle monitor.