Brazil's former President Bolsonaro is hospitalized


Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attends a demonstration against his judicial process and to demand the amnesty of all accused of taking part in the allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 6, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized in Rio Grande do Norte state on Friday after getting sick with abdominal pain, his son Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said in a statement.

(Reporting by Luciana Magalhaes; Writing by Isabel Teles)

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