Overview
- Doctors report clinical stability after an endoscopy and forecast hospital discharge for Thursday, with Bolsonaro to be taken back to Federal Police custody once cleared.
- Bolsonaro’s lawyers filed a new petition on Wednesday citing health risks and also asked that he remain hospitalized until a ruling, but the requests were denied.
- Moraes wrote that medical reports show improvement rather than aggravation and noted 24-hour medical coverage and authorized access for his physicians, physiotherapy, medications and food at the PF unit.
- During the nine-day stay, he underwent bilateral inguinal hernia repair on December 25, multiple phrenic-nerve blocks to temper persistent hiccups, an endoscopy showing esophagitis and gastritis, and treatment for severe obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP, with antidepressants initiated.
- Bolsonaro has been detained since November to serve a 27-year, three-month sentence for attempting to overturn the 2022 election, and the PF will handle his transfer after the hospital release.