Brazil's Bolsonaro again undergoes procedure to treat hiccups

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the hospital after abdominal surgery, in Brasilia, Brazil May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

SAO PAULO, Dec ‌30 (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair ‌Bolsonaro was undergoing an unscheduled procedure ‌on Tuesday to treat persistent hiccups, his wife said on social media.

Bolsonaro, 70, had already ‍undergone two surgical procedures at ‍a Brasilia hospital ‌for the same reason since Saturday, as ‍well ​as hernia surgery.