Brazil's Bolsonaro recovering after 12-hour surgery


FILE PHOTO: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he lies in a bed in Rio Grande Hospital, in Natal, Brazil, in this social media picture obtained by Reuters on April 12, 2025. Jair Bolsonaro via X via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is recovering after undergoing surgery on Sunday, his fifth since being stabbed in the stomach while campaigning in 2018, his wife, Michelle, said in a social media post.

"Surgery concluded with success," she posted. "My heart overflows with gratefulness for each one of you who have been praying."

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