Bolsonaro Stable After Hernia Surgery as Doctors Weigh Hiccup Procedure

Overview

• Surgeons performed a bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy with polypropylene mesh under general anesthesia on December 25 at Hospital DF Star in Brasília, reporting no complications and a conscious recovery in his room.
• The postoperative plan includes analgesia for pain control, early physiotherapy for mobilization, and measures to prevent venous thrombosis, with an expected hospitalization of about five to seven days.
• Clinicians are treating persistent hiccups conservatively for now and will reconsider an ultrasound‑guided phrenic‑nerve block in the coming days based on his response.
• The hospital transfer and treatment were authorized by STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes and do not pause Bolsonaro’s 27‑year‑and‑three‑month prison sentence, with two Federal Police agents assigned to continuous bedside surveillance.
• Michelle and Carlos Bolsonaro are attending and sharing updates from the hospital, with Carlos reporting sleep‑apnea monitoring and voicing criticism of visitation restrictions.