Bolsonaro’s Hernia Surgery Succeeds During 27-Year Sentence

The Supreme Court authorized a hospital transfer based on a medical determination that surgery was required.

Overview

Jair Bolsonaro underwent an inguinal hernia operation on December 25 in Brasília, and local media reported the procedure was successful.
He is expected to remain in the hospital for about a week before being returned to his detention facility in the capital.
Bolsonaro has indicated he intends to name his eldest son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, as his political successor, and Flávio has already declared a presidential run next year.
The former president is serving a 27-year, 3-month sentence and has been held at a police facility in Brasília since November.
He has a history of complications from a 2018 stabbing and multiple treatments, including removal of skin tissue that tested positive for cancer earlier this year.