Moraes Authorizes On-Site Ultrasound for Bolsonaro at Federal Police Headquarters

Overview

• Bolsonaro’s lawyers asked to admit private physician Bruno Luís Barbosa Cherulli with a portable device to scan the right and left inguinal regions.
• Moraes cited prior STF rulings that allow registered private doctors to treat detainees at the custody site without prior judicial notice, subject to legal and security rules.
• The exam will be performed inside the PF facility to avoid transfer to an external hospital, with formal notice directed to the PF, the defense team, and the Prosecutor General’s Office.
• Before deciding on the requested surgeries, the minister ordered an official PF medical perícia with a report due within 15 days.
• Moraes noted a medical-legal exam at the time of arrest found no need for immediate surgery and stated Bolsonaro receives 24/7 medical care while serving a 27-year-and-three-month sentence in an initial closed regime.