Brazil’s Bolsonaro authorized to go to hospital for tests after fall


FILE PHOTO: Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro talks with media upon his arrival at Brasilia International Airport, in Brasilia, Brazil November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA, Jan ‌7 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme ‌Court Justice Alexandre de ‌Moraes authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to leave prison and ‍be taken to a ‍hospital for ‌tests after he fell and ‍hit ​his head, a court decision ⁠showed on Wednesday.

Moraes authorized Bolsonaro ‌to go to the DF ⁠Star Hospital ‍in Brasilia on January 7 to undergo ‍a CT scan, an ‌MRI, and an electroencephalogram.

On Tuesday, Moraes had denied an earlier request for Bolsonaro to leave prison, arguing there was no need ‌for him to be immediately taken to hospital.

(Reporting by ​Ricardo Brito; Writing by Isabel Teles; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)

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