Brazil's Bolsonaro in intensive care after 12-hour surgery


A supporter of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro prays for him in front of DF Star Hospital, where Bolsonaro underwent a surgery, in Brasilia, Brazil April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was recovering in an intensive care unit on Monday after a tricky 12-hour surgery due to recurring intestinal issues since he was stabbed while campaigning in 2018.

The 70-year-old conservative firebrand was awake and doing "very well" in the intensive care unit, where he will remain during a slow recovery, doctors at the DF Star Hospital told journalists. It was his sixth surgery since the 2018 stabbing.

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