This is the fourth time that the miner has been hospitalized since he was re-elected in October last year; with the measure, vice-mayor Álvaro Damião takes over on an interim basis
The mayor of Belo Horizonte, (PSD), requested a 15-day leave of absence from his position this Saturday (4) to treat pneumonia that has been ongoing since Friday (3). With the measure, the vice-mayor, Álvaro Damião (União), assumes the mayorship of the capital of Minas Gerais on an interim basis. According to the latest medical bulletin from Mater Dei hospital, released this Saturday, Noman was in the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), where he will remain indefinitely. He has respiratory failure, caused by pneumonia. Noman still needs sedation and mechanical ventilation, but the use of devices is already reducing.
It is the fourth time that Noman has been hospitalized since he was re-elected to the position in October last year. It is known as non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In October, between the first and second rounds of the election, the mayor declared that he was cured of the disease. However, hospitalizations have become frequent since then. In December he stayed in the Intensive Care Unit to treat diarrhea and intestinal bleeding. Previously, in the same month, he had already been hospitalized with sinusitis and bronchitis. He was also hospitalized in November with pain in his legs caused by cancer treatment.
Noman went on Wednesday (1) and his speech was read by the vice-mayor, Álvaro Damião (União Brasil), given the speech difficulties faced by the mayor
See the note from Belo Horizonte City Hall
“Belo Horizonte City Hall informs that Mayor Fuad Noman has gone on medical leave for 15 days, starting this Saturday, January 4th.
The leave will be in accordance with the medical certificate issued by Dr. Enaldo Melo de Lima, for the treatment of pneumonia.
During this period, vice-mayor Álvaro Damião temporarily assumes command of City Hall.”
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
Published by Matheus Lopes
