Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro's surgical procedure for hernia 'profitable'

[ad_1] The jailed ex-president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has undergone a profitable surgical procedure for a double hernia, his spouse Michelle says.

The previous chief is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after he misplaced the 2022 presidential election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Brazil's Supreme Courtroom granted permission for the 70-year-old to be transferred from the room within the federal police headquarters the place he's serving his sentence to a hospital within the capital, Brasília, for the process.

Forward of the surgical procedure, Jair Bolsonaro endorsed the candidacy of his eldest son, Flávio, for the 2026 presidential race.

The previous president made his resolution identified in handwritten letter that was learn out by Flávio Bolsonaro exterior the hospital had been his father is being handled.

"Throughout my life, I've fought powerful battles, paying a excessive value with each my well being and my household, to defend what I feel is greatest for our nation," Bolsonaro wrote.

"I hand over what's most essential within the lifetime of a father - my very own son for the mission of rescuing our nation, Brazil."

Flávio Bolsonaro, a 44-year-old senator, had already introduced his resolution to run for president for his father's Liberal Occasion.

Ealier this month, he mentioned his father had entrusted him "with the mission of continuous our nationwide challenge". However Jair Bolsonaro's letter, which has been revealed by Brazilian media, is affirmation the senator has his father's backing.

The incumbent, President Lula, has already introduced he plans to run once more within the presidential election scheduled for October 2026.

In 2022, the presidential election went right into a run-off, which noticed the older Bolsonaro tackle ex-President Lula.

When Lula narrowly gained, Jair Bolsonaro refused to simply accept the consequence and plotted with high navy leaders to stop Lula from taking on workplace.

Whereas the plot didn't enlist sufficient assist from the navy to go forward, it did culminate within the storming of presidency buildings by Bolsonaro's supporters on 8 January 2023.