Overview
- The DF Star hospital in Brasília said the operation to repair bilateral inguinal hernias began shortly after 9:15 a.m. local time and was expected to last three to four hours.
- Bolsonaro was moved from Federal Police custody to the hospital on December 24 for preoperative care, his first time leaving detention since late November.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes mandated continuous Federal Police presence, at least two agents at the room door, and a ban on phones, computers and other electronic devices in the room.
- Only Michelle Bolsonaro is permitted as a companion during the hospitalization, while requests to allow sons Flávio and Carlos as accompanying visitors were denied.
- Doctors anticipate a five- to seven-day hospital stay and may evaluate a phrenic nerve block for persistent hiccups; Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year, three-month sentence for subverting the democratic order after recent denials of house arrest.