Brazil's Bolsonaro to undergo surgery Friday, newspapers say


FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro arrives to a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove a bladder stone on Friday, Brazilian newspapers reported, citing government sources.

Bolsonaro will be hospitalized for one to two days in Sao Paulo for the procedure, newspaper Estado de S.Paulo said, citing unnamed medical and presidential palace sources.

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