Brazil’s jailed ex-President Bolsonaro undergoes ‘successful’ surgery

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by By News AgenciesDecember 25, 2025 at 06:48 PM

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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, currently imprisoned for an attempted coup, underwent a "successful" surgery for a painful double inguinal hernia at the DF Star Hospital in Brasilia on December 25, 2025. The 70-year-old was granted temporary release from his 27-year prison sentence to undergo the procedure, which was deemed necessary by federal police doctors. Bolsonaro, who was in power from 2019 to 2022, has had multiple surgeries since being stabbed in 2018 and was recently diagnosed with skin cancer. Doctors anticipate he will remain hospitalized for five to seven days and will assess if he can undergo an additional procedure for recurrent hiccups.

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