The former president (PL), convicted of leading the coup attempt after the 2022 elections, began to hiccup again this Tuesday morning (30), to.
According to people who accompany him, sunbathing is planned in the afternoon, in the same area used for physiotherapy, but there will be no change in the accommodation where he is admitted, at the DF Star hospital, in (DF).
Until this Tuesday morning, Bolsonaro had not registered a return of hypertension —— and slept using CPAP, a device for . The expectation is that he will remain under medical care at least until Thursday (1st).
This Monday’s surgery was the third procedure the former president underwent since he was admitted last Wednesday (24), initially to treat a hernia.
The hospitalization had to be authorized by the minister of the Federal Supreme Court (), since Bolsonaro is currently in prison at the Superintendency of the Federal District (PF).
On Thursday (25th), Christmas Day, . After this intervention, his doctors decided to perform a new procedure, this time to try to control his hiccups.
The first procedure, to block the right phrenic nerve, was carried out last Saturday (27), and lasted between 45 minutes and 1 hour.
Last Monday, an intervention was carried out to block the left phrenic nerve, which lasted the same.
According to his doctors, his condition is what is called “persistent hiccups”, something extremely rare. At the same time, he suffers from sleep apnea considered severe by the team that monitors him, with up to 50 records within an hour during the night.
Apnea, according to doctors, worsens his hypertension — in recent days, he has experienced hypertensive peaks, for example last Monday, after surgery, when he even had to receive medication through his veins.
This Tuesday morning, his son recorded on social media that his digestive flora had improved and that his pressure “continues to be monitored”.
“His hiccups, unfortunately, returned again this morning after two correction procedures. Iron levels in his blood continue to be controlled due to their inefficiency,” he wrote.
“Comprehensive monitoring is permanent and necessary to maintain his life, and doctors continue to work to improve his health”, he added.
