Bolsonaro hospitalized with bronchopneumonia and no discharge forecast
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized in Brasilia after presenting fluid accumulation in his lungs due to bronchoaspiration, a condition that doctors consider serious and for which there is currently no discharge forecast.
TL;DR
- Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized in Brasilia due to fluid accumulation in his lungs from bronchoaspiration.
- Doctors describe the condition as the most severe they have seen, with potential for serious infection.
- He presented with chills and vomiting, leading to a diagnosis of significant lung fluid buildup.
- There is no current forecast for his discharge from the hospital.
- His son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, is requesting home confinement for humanitarian reasons.
- This hospitalization is Bolsonaro's first since beginning a prison sentence for an attempted coup.
- Bolsonaro has a history of health issues stemming from a 2018 knife attack.