The former president was discharged from hospital this Thursday (1st) and returned to serve his sentence at the Superintendency headquarters in Brasília, after the minister of the (Supreme Federal Court) defended house arrest.
At the end of the afternoon, Bolsonaro left the DF Star hospital, where he had been admitted since the 24th to undergo hernia surgery. He — which is why he underwent three surgical procedures, respectively on Saturday (27), Monday (29) and Tuesday (30).
With Bolsonaro expected to be discharged this Thursday, the defense asked him not to return to the PF superintendence due to the risk of worsening the case, which was denied by Moraes.
Bolsonaro is serving his sentence after his defeat in the 2022 elections. He has been detained at the PF headquarters since November 22, after violating his electronic ankle monitor. Before that, he was under house arrest.
In his decision, Moraes said that “unlike what was alleged by the defense, there was no worsening of Jair Messias Bolsonaro’s health situation, but, rather, a clinical picture of improvement in the discomfort he was feeling, after carrying out the elective surgeries, as pointed out in his own doctors’ report”.
“I also highlight that all medical prescriptions indicated as necessary in the defense petition can be fully carried out at the Federal Police Superintendence, without any harm to the health of the person in custody, since, since the beginning of the sentence, 24-hour medical duty has been established; as well as full access to their doctors, with the necessary medicines, physiotherapist and delivery of food produced by their family members”, stated the minister.
According to the latest medical bulletin on Bolsonaro’s health status, released on Wednesday (31), the results of the endoscopy revealed the “persistence of esophagitis and gastritis.”
“[Ele] continues to be treated for gastroesophageal reflux disease, respiratory physiotherapy, nocturnal CPAP therapy [aparelho que ajuda na respiração] and preventive measures for thrombosis”, says the document.
Bolsonaro received a series of self-care guidelines that he will have to follow, for example, eating more fractionally and not lying down after eating to avoid reflux. According to doctors, he will continue with bandages after discharge and will need to pay special attention to the risk of falling due to the use of CPAP.
According to the team, Bolsonaro also asked, during his hospitalization, to use antidepressant medication, which began to be administered by doctors during his stay in the hospital.
In the PF superintendence cell where Bolsonaro is serving his sentence, there is no interaction with other inmates and there is greater comfort than in a prison. The space is a 12 m² room, with television, air conditioning, private bathroom and a desk.
Visits to Bolsonaro are restricted and must be authorized by Moraes in advance, with the exception of those made by the former president’s doctors and lawyers. To date, Bolsonaro has received visits from his wife, former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, and his sons Flávio, Carlos and Jair Renan.
