Senator says the former president is “dejected” and defends house arrest so that his father can receive family care
The senator and pre-candidate for President (PL-RJ) said this Friday (13 March 2026), in a post on social media, that the condition of his father, the former president (PL), is serious. He asked supporters to fast from midnight to 6am and pray for his recovery.
“Let’s fast from midnight to six in the morning and ask God for his recovery and so he can go home,” said Flávio.
Watch (2m7s):
According to Flávio, his father at the hospital in the morning, he was “dejected and with a weak voice”. The senator stated that he was “shocked” when Bolsonaro was unable to undergo a physiotherapy exam due to the side effects of medications used to contain hiccups. “He couldn’t balance himself,” these.
The senator stated that the episode reinforces the need for the former president to have permanent monitoring and again defended that Bolsonaro be transferred to house arrest. According to him, the measure would allow constant care from family or health professionals.
BOLSONARO’S HEALTH
Bolsonaro (Intensive Care Unit) has bacterial bronchopneumonia in both lungs, according to a medical bulletin released by DF Star Hospital this Friday (13.mar.2026). Read (PDF – 167 kB).
Bronchoaspiration occurs when stomach contents, saliva or food enter the airways and reach the lungs, which can cause inflammation and, in some cases, develop into pneumonia.
The hospital bulletin reported that tests diagnosed bilateral bacterial bronchopneumonia “of probable aspiration origin”.
Bolsonaro went after , according to Flávio said earlier.
The former president arrived at the hospital at 8:50 am. Watch the moment (1min38s):
The former president is imprisoned in the 19th Military Police Battalion of the Federal District, known as Papudinha, and has faced health problems since the knife attack suffered during the 2018 presidential campaign.
Doctor Cláudio Birolini, who accompanies Bolsonaro, to assess the former president’s clinical condition and monitor the tests requested by the medical team. Birolini informed the Poder360 that Bolsonaro “he had a fever and a drop in oxygen in his blood.” And he concluded: “Let’s investigate.”
