Overview
- On December 15, Bolsonaro’s defense asked the Supreme Federal Court for immediate authorization for bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy and for humanitarian prison domiciliary.
- The request specifies surgery at Hospital DF Star in Brasília with an estimated five to seven days of hospitalization and proposes a phrenic nerve block to address persistent hiccups.
- An ultrasound performed on December 14 at Federal Police headquarters confirmed bilateral inguinal hernias, according to documents submitted by the defense.
- Minister Alexandre de Moraes ordered a medical expert examination within 15 days, and the defense pressed for surgery to be allowed without waiting for the perícia.
- Reports differ on whether the Federal Police have completed the court-ordered perícia, and Bolsonaro remains held at PF headquarters serving a closed-regime sentence.