Brazil's Bolsonaro will not need surgery on gut blockage, medics say

Entrance of Vila Nova Star Hospital, where Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalised due to a bowel obstruction, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Carla Carniel

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not need to undergo surgery after being hospitalized due to an intestinal obstruction, the medical team said in a note on Tuesday, adding that the gut blockage has been cleared.

According to the note, Bolsonaro is showing a "satisfactory" clinical improvement and will start a liquid diet on Tuesday. Doctors had inserted a nasogastric tube right after his hospitalization.

Sao Paulo's Vila Nova Star hospital, where the far-right leader was admitted in the early hours of Monday after suffering from abdominal pain, said there was still no timeframe for him being discharged.

(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Andrew Heavens)