O federal deputy Gustavo Gayer (PL-GO) was hospitalized this Monday (8), in Goiânia, due to intestinal obstruction. The pre-candidate for the Senate for Goiás had already sought medical attention last Thursday (4) and was released on Friday, but returned after complications.
Initially, the The Bolsonaro parliamentarian’s team informed him that he would undergo surgery in the morning. A new statement reported that, after further evaluation, doctors decided not to perform the procedure at this time. He is expected to remain under observation in the hospital for the next few days..
According to the advisoryGayer is in stable and pain-free condition and will undergo additional tests so that the medical team can define the best treatment strategy.
According to the note released by the parliamentarian’s team, the health situation is related to complications from a “serious accident in 2000, which required abdominal surgery to remove the spleen“.
Since then, the statement states, he lives with recurrent episodes of intestinal adhesionswhich eventually cause obstructions and require specialized monitoring.