José Sarney Discharged After Emergency Intestinal Surgery

Overview

• The 96‑year‑old former president was admitted to UDI Hospital in São Luís with abdominal pain and underwent surgery to relieve an intestinal obstruction on October 9, according to hospital reports.
• He spent part of the postoperative period in the intensive care unit and was moved to a regular room on Monday, October 12, before receiving hospital discharge on Saturday, October 17.
• Medical bulletins published by the Rede D’Or hospital describe a satisfactory clinical course with stable vital signs and a planned schedule of outpatient follow‑up visits.
• This episode follows two hospital stays in September for pneumonia, including treatment at Hospital Sírio‑Libanês in São Paulo, making it Sarney’s third admission in recent weeks.
• Named members of the surgical and support team were reported to have treated him and his niece Júlia Bacelar Barros, UDI’s director‑general, accompanied him and shared a social media update showing he felt better.