Brazil's former president Bolsonaro temporarily leaves prison for hernia surgery
## Legal and Health Updates on Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Legal and Health Updates on Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Jair Bolsonaro, the former President of Brazil, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup, was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday for hernia surgery. The surgical procedure is scheduled for Mon, Dec 25, 2023.
The necessity of the medical procedure was confirmed by federal police doctors, and the Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has authorized the surgery. Bolsonaro's hernia is affecting his groin, resulting in pain, and the condition has been exacerbated by previous abdominal surgeries related to a stabbing incident in 2018.
Justice de Moraes, who presided over Bolsonaro’s coup trial and sentenced him in September, has denied a request for house arrest following his hospital discharge.
Bolsonaro was also found guilty of leading an armed criminal organization and attempting to violently abolish democratic governance.
The former president and several of his associates were convicted by a Supreme Court panel for attempting to overthrow Brazil’s democracy after the 2022 election. The conspiracy included plans to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and Justice de Moraes, alongside efforts to incite an insurrection in early 2023.
Bolsonaro was also found guilty of leading an armed criminal organization and attempting to violently abolish democratic governance. Despite the convictions, he maintains his innocence regarding the charges.
Based on reporting by Africanews.
