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The 70-year-old former leader, serving a 27-year sentence for a coup plot, faces complex medical struggles while endorsing his son for the 2026 presidency.

Jailed former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has undergone a delicate nerve procedure to halt a nine-month siege of hiccups, temporarily leaving his prison cell for a hospital bed.
The 70-year-old populist, whose health has been a recurring headline since a 2018 stabbing incident, had his right phrenic nerve blocked on Saturday. The intervention highlights the fragile physical state of the once-powerful leader who is now serving a lengthy sentence for attempting to subvert Brazil’s democracy.
The procedure follows a hernia operation Bolsonaro underwent last Wednesday. According to his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, the former president has endured “nine months of struggle and anguish” due to the condition. Doctors have scheduled a follow-up procedure to block the left phrenic nerve within 48 hours.
For the Kenyan observer, the intersection of high-profile incarceration and medical privilege is a familiar narrative. Bolsonaro was granted specific authorization by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to leave the federal police jail for these treatments. The medical context is specific:
While his body battles hiccups, Bolsonaro’s political mind remains active. In a move that mirrors the dynastic succession often seen in Kenyan politics, the ex-president used his hospital stay to issue a significant political directive.
Bolsonaro officially endorsed his son, Flavio Bolsonaro, for the 2026 presidential bid. This endorsement comes as the elder Bolsonaro serves a 27-year sentence handed down in September for plotting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Once medically cleared, Bolsonaro will return to the stark reality of a federal police jail cell in Brasilia, trading the care of private specialists for the regimen of a convict.
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