The former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro He was hospitalized on Tuesday for medical tests after falling and hitting his head, according to a message posted by his wife on social media.
“We’re going to the hospital. My love is going to have tests,” she wrote on Instagram, specifying that the 70-year-old former head of state had fallen while he was sleeping. No further details were given about the severity of the injury.
The exact circumstances of the fall have not been specified, nor has the hospital where Bolsonaro was admitted. At this stage, no official information has been given regarding the length of his hospitalization or any possible complications.
A central figure of the Brazilian radical right, Jair Bolsonaro has experienced several health problems in recent years, including repeated hospitalizations related to the after-effects of the knife attack he suffered in 2018 during the presidential campaign.
This hospitalization comes as the former president, currently imprisoned, remains at the center of political and legal news in Brazil. His entourage has not indicated whether this incident will have any consequences on his activities or his legal proceedings in the coming days.
