BRASILIA, Dec 25, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, imprisoned for attempting a coup, has been admitted to hospital in Brasilia where he will undergo a planned surgery on Christmas Day, his doctors said Wednesday. Bolsonaro will be hospitalized for five to seven days, cardiologist Brasil Caiado said. Bolsonaro, 70, has grappled with health issues since being stabbed in the stomach during the 2018 presidential campaign. Bolsonaro underwent a 12-hour emergency surgery at the same private hospital in April. Last week, Brazil's conservative-majority parliament passed a law that could reduce the length of Bolsonaro's imprisonment to just over two years.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 25, 2025 04:53 UTC