There’s breaking news out of Brazil this morning where we’re seeing reports that President Jair Bolsonaro has been hospitalized:
#BREAKING: Brazil's Bolsonaro has been hospitalised in a Brasilia hospital
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) July 14, 2021
He reportedly had “strong abdominal pains” overnight:
#Bolsonaro taken to hospital in the middle of the night with strong abdominal pains – website https://t.co/HfF1tdXrF3
— Anthony Boadle (@AnthonyBoadle) July 14, 2021
And he’s had the hiccups for more than 10 days?
.@CNNBrasil: Bolsonaro felt severe abdominal pain and was taken to hospital for tests. The president had been suffering for more than ten days with hiccups and had an intestinal obstruction https://t.co/9Uo372qtAT
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) July 14, 2021
He’s also reportedly not looked well of late:
Bolsonaro's physical problems have become increasingly visible over several weeks: difficulty speaking at times and completing sentences. Always worth remembering: his 2018 stabbing nearly killed him, led to multiple surgeries. This morning, he was admitted to a hospital: https://t.co/18bDwAwq3b
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 14, 2021
We’ll keep you posted.
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