Bolsonaro Transferred to Brasília Hospital for Court-Approved Hernia Surgery on Christmas

Overview

• Bolsonaro left Federal Police custody on Dec. 24 for admission to Hospital DF Star and completed preoperative exams, with a medical bulletin deeming him fit for surgery.
• The operation is scheduled to begin on the morning of Dec. 25 under general anesthesia, with an estimated duration of about four hours and an expected hospital stay of five to seven days.
• Doctors plan a bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy recommended by his team and confirmed by a Polícia Federal perícia as necessary though elective, with a possible phrenic-nerve procedure for chronic hiccups to be evaluated during hospitalization.
• Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered discreet PF transport, 24-hour surveillance with at least two agents at the hospital room door, and a ban on phones and other electronic devices in the room.
• Michelle Bolsonaro is the authorized companion; some outlets reported Moraes later allowed visits by Bolsonaro’s children under hospital rules without phones, a development not uniformly confirmed across official channels.