The senator’s statement took place in front of the DF Star Hospital, in Brasília, where the former president was admitted after feeling ill
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) once again demanded that the father be placed under house arrest, after the . “They are playing with my father’s health,” he said, at a press conference held in front of the DF Star Hospital, in Brasília.
According to the senator, Jair Bolsonaro had a fever, chills and episodes of vomiting during the early hours of the morning. Although the former president was conscious e lucid During the visit, Flávio said that he presented “weak voice ea dejected face“.
“Another sad day as we woke up to the news that my father had been ill during the morning. He had a fever, chills and vomited a lot. When I arrived, he was conscious, lucid, but with a weak voice and a haggard face”, said the senator.
According to the parliamentarian, the amount of fluid in the lung and the main point of attention on the former president. “It was the worst time he was admitted here, in relation to the amount of fluid he had in his lungs,” he said. He highlighted that the picture brings risk of infection.
“I talked to the doctors and, this time, it was worst time he was admitted herein relation to the amount of fluid he had in his lungs. Never has the lung filled with so much liquid. This is extremely dangerous. This can spread to an infection.”
Antibiotic use
Flávio explained that his father receives “strong” antibiotics that affect the motor coordination. The senator stated that he followed physiotherapy tests in which the former president was unable to remain balanced or standing due to the medication.
“He is on strong antibiotics. I saw the physiotherapist doing some balance tests, and he doesn’t pass these tests, because of the strong medicine he takes. One of the consequences is not being able to stay upright and balanced.”
The parliamentarian argued that the environment in which the former president finds himself – in the 19th Military Police Battalion of the Federal District – contributes to the worsening of the condition. “We can no longer have this attitude of thinking that this is some kind of nonsense or having this paranoia that he can escape”, he declared.
Flávio cited “humanitarian home” when saying that the father needs to return home and receive permanent care from the family and nursing technicians.
“We can no longer have this attitude of thinking that this is some kind of nonsense or having this paranoia that he might escape. The law must be followed. The least he should have is this humanitarian home at home, where he can have permanent care from his family and a nursing technician”, he stated.
Diagnosis of bronchopneumonia
After being admitted to DF Star, Bolsonaro was diagnosed with bronchopneumonia. THE Young Pan found that the former president is not in the ICUmass High forecast is not yet defined. O DF Star provided a private plane so that the medical team comes from São Paulo.
Bolsonaro is imprisoned in the 19th Battalion of the Military Police of the Federal District, Papudinha, in Brasília, to serve his sentence of 27 years and three months in prison for crimes related to coup attempt.
Bronchopneumonia is a infection that spreads to various parts of the lungsreaching the small structures through which air passes (bronchioles and alveoli).
Most of the time, the disease is caused by bacteria invasion, virus or fungi. However, a warning signal goes to the gripes, colds e other poorly treated respiratory diseases. When the simplest infections are not taken care of correctly, they can worsen and become bronchopneumonia.
Main symptoms
Symptoms are usually more intense than those of a common cold:
- Cough (which may be dry or with thick phlegm);
- Fever, usually high, accompanied by chills and sweating;
- Chest pain when coughing or taking a deep breath;
- Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or wheezing;
- Very strong tiredness, weakness and body pain;
- General malaise, lack of appetite, headache and dizziness;
- In older people, the disease can manifest itself differently, causing mental confusion or delusions.
