Overview

• The 70-year-old was taken to a Brasília hospital under police escort after a sudden illness, according to his son Flavio Bolsonaro.
• Flavio Bolsonaro said the episode involved severe hiccups, vomiting and low blood pressure, and later reported an overnight stay for observation with a stable condition.
• Michelle Bolsonaro said he underwent tests and is receiving intravenous medication, asking supporters to keep him in their prayers.
• Sentenced for conspiring to stay in power after his 2022 defeat, he cannot be jailed until appeals conclude and his legal team has said it will contest the verdict.
• He has a history of significant health problems, including a 2018 stabbing, major abdominal surgery in April, and a skin biopsy earlier this week.