The former councilor of Rio de Janeiro stated this Sunday (11) that doctors were called to the prison to attend to the former president, his father. The health of the former president, who is detained in Brasília, has deteriorated, according to his son.
“My father’s doctor was called to prison today after we were informed that his persistent bouts of hiccups have evolved into constant heartburn, which prevents him from eating properly and sleeping. The serious psychological damage he suffers is also noticeable, aggravated by the fact that he remains alone in solitary confinement,” Carlos Bolsonaro wrote on social media.
The former councilor also stated that Bolsonaro’s defense filed a new request for house arrest with the (Supreme Federal Court). According to Carlos, the request “until now, regrettably has not been appreciated”.
Bolsonaro is serving a prison sentence in a cell at the headquarters of the PF (Federal Police), in Brasília. THE Sheet asked the agency’s press office about what the former president had, but there has been no response so far.
Last week, Bolsonaro temporarily left prison to receive medical care after suffering a fall. He underwent tests and returned to the PF building hours later. Doctor Brasil Caiado, who treats the former president, said he suffered a .
The former first lady posted on social media two days ago that Bolsonaro “has lost his balance when standing up, due to medication” and called the situation “evil.” “When security was provided only by the Federal Police, the door remained open. Now, with the Federal Criminal Police, this is no longer possible.”
The former president has recurring health problems, mainly linked to .
At the end of last year, already arrested, he . Days later, during the same hospital stay, Bolsonaro experienced another one.
Also in 2025, but in April, the former president was subjected to a .
The former president was sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in prison in the coup plot process, concluded in September. The ministers of the First Panel of the STF found him guilty of the crimes of coup d’état, abolition of the democratic rule of law, armed criminal organization, qualified damage to property and deterioration of listed property.
He was considered leader of the movement that did not recognize the result of the 2022 presidential election, won by , and attacked the headquarters of the Powers of the Republic on January 8, 2023.
He was, before he started serving time. At the end of November, . The minister, rapporteur of the case at the Supreme Court, ordered that he be detained preventively. Days later, he began serving his sentence.
