Brazil's Bolsonaro to undergo hernia surgery on Thursday

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the hospital where he went to undergo a skin surgery procedure, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, leaving the house arrest after being convicted by a Supreme Court majority of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mateus Bonomi

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Brazilian ‌Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has authorized former ‌President Jair Bolsonaro to undergo a surgical procedure to treat a hernia on Thursday, according to a ruling seen by Reuters.

Moraes last week had ‍allowed Bolsonaro to leave prison - where he ‍is serving a 27-year ‌sentence for plotting a coup - for the procedure, but a date ‍had ​not been set.