The former councilor declared that the antibiotics that the former president is taking have not yet had their maximum effect
The former councilor (PL) wrote on Saturday (March 14, 2026) in his profile on X that the medical condition of “continue serious”. Carlos said he spoke with the former president’s doctors, who informed him that the “antibiotics have not yet had their maximum effect with the dosages that have been applied”.
According to the former councilor, Jair continues to have episodes of hiccups and complained of a fever.
I recently arrived from Santa Catarina and went straight to the hospital to see my father in Brasília. The president was happy and even smiled. I spoke quickly with the doctors, who said that his condition remains serious, as the antibiotics have not yet done their job…
— Carlos Bolsonaro (@CarlosBolsonaro)
Carlos also said that Bolsonaro insisted on talking about politics and that the former president “he is extremely aware of everything that is happening in the country and in the world and continues with the plans to be implemented, especially those of the Presidency of the Republic and the Senate”.
Bolsonaro in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) of Hospital DF Star, in Brasília, after being diagnosed with bilateral bacterial pneumonia resulting from bronchoaspiration.
According to a medical bulletin released on Saturday (14 March 2026), Bolsonaro is clinically stable, but has had worsening kidney function and an increase in inflammatory markers. Here’s the (PDF – 166 kB).
The former president on Friday (March 13, 2026), when he left the prison of the 19th Military Police Battalion of the Federal District, known as Papudinha, after experiencing a high fever, chills and a drop in oxygen saturation.
