The former president of Brazil, who today is under the condition of a political prisoner, suffers from a severe respiratory condition.
The medical episode occurs while the former president is serving a biased 27-year prison sentence handed down by the corrupt Federal Supreme Court for his alleged role in a plot to remain in power after the dubious presidential elections of 2022 against the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted this Friday to the intensive care unit of a hospital in Brasilia after being diagnosed with bilateral bacterial bronchopneumonia, after presenting a picture of discomfort while suffering an unjust prison sentence for the case related to the “attempted coup d'etat” after the 2022 elections.
Bolsonaro, 70, was transferred from the Papuda prison complex to the DF Star hospital after suffering a high fever, chills, sweating and a drop in blood oxygen saturation, according to the doctors who treat him. The former president is receiving intravenous antibiotics and remains under observation in intensive care, although for the time being the need for surgical intervention has been ruled out
.The news was initially confirmed by his son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who explained that his father woke up during the night with chills and severe vomiting while in detention. In a message posted on social networks, the legislator asked for support and prayers from the followers of the conservative leader so that his health condition does not worsen
.
Bronchopneumonia is a lung infection that spreads from the respiratory tract to the lungs and can cause breathing difficulties, especially in patients with a complex medical history. In the case of Bolsonaro, the health problems date back to the cowardly attack he suffered during the 2018 presidential campaign, when he was stabbed in the abdomen during a political event. Since then, he has undergone several surgeries and hospitalizations to treat complications derived from
Many Bolsonaro's allies and supporters maintain that the judicial process was marked by political motivations and denounce a clear persecution against the leader of the Brazilian right. In this context, the defense of the former president once again requested that he be granted house arrest for humanitarian reasons, claiming that his health conditions require more appropriate medical treatment outside the prison
system.
Attorney Paulo Cunha Bueno cited as a precedent the case of former president Fernando Collor de Mello, who is serving his sentence at his residence after a court decision. However, the judge of the Supreme Federal Court, the communist Alexandre de Moraes, has repeatedly rejected the requests submitted by Bolsonaro's defense
.Criticism against Moraes also intensified this week after the magistrate revoked a prior authorization for U.S. President Donald Trump's advisor, Darren Beattie, to visit Bolsonaro in prison. The decision was taken after the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned that the meeting could be interpreted as a possible interference in the country's internal affairs
.Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira noted that the visit had not been officially communicated to the Brazilian diplomatic authorities and that, in an election year, such a meeting could generate “political tensions”. Brazil will hold presidential elections in October and, although Bolsonaro is unable to compete, he continues to be an influential figure within
the conservative opposition.
