Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) stated on Saturday (14) that the defense of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) is awaiting the preparation of a new medical report to again request the Court to grant house arrest. The statement was made after visiting the father, admitted to the DF Star Hospital, in Brasília.
According to Flávio, the request will be based on the recent worsening of the health situation and the need for continuous monitoring. He said that, although Bolsonaro is “very well treated” where he is in custody, he spends long periods alone, which would pose a risk due to the side effects of medications and possible medical emergencies.
“He spends a lot of time during the day alone, which is our concern. He becomes unbalanced due to the side effect of the medicine he takes to try to contain the hiccups, has an accident, and then someone takes a while to find him,” he said.
According to Flávio, Bolsonaro remains weakened, with a haggard appearance, weakened voice and persistence of hiccups, symptoms that had already been recorded previously.
DF Star Hospital reported, in a bulletin released this Sunday, that the patient, but there is no forecast for discharge from the ICU. The former president was taken to the hospital on Friday morning (13).
“If it had taken an hour or two, it could have been really complicated, progressing to a situation of widespread infection, which reinforces the importance of him being permanently monitored, whether by family members or health professionals, 24 hours a day, this is possible at home”, said the senator in a conversation with journalists.
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Bolsonaro was convicted of an attempted coup d’état by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) in September 2025 and is serving a sentence of 27 years and three months in a closed regime at the Papuda Penitentiary, in Brasília.
