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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the Meltman of fascism, is not only a global health threat thanks to his administration’s disastrous handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but has run into a few health issues of his own.
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In 2018, when Bolsonaro was the far-right frontrunner for president, he was stabbed by a man who rushed him at a political rally. His son, Flávio, said that he arrived at the hospital “almost dead.” In December 2019, Bolsonaro was rushed to the hospital after falling and briefly losing his memory, and the next month, he said he had developed a hernia near his stab wound. Then amid a global pandemic that Bolsonaro responded to with denialism, quack treatments, mockery of medical experts, and reckless disregard for the advice of health authorities, he predictably caught the coronavirus. He shrugged it off, but while in quarantine, he somehow managed to be “bitten by a rhea, a large bird t
Bad hiccups, but no immediate surgery for Brazil s president - World News castanet.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from castanet.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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A supporter wearing a T-shirt with the likeness of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and text that reads ¨My President,¨ in Portuguese, takes part in vigil in front of the Armed Forces Hospital where the President has been admitted, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. President Bolsonaro has an intestinal obstruction and might need an emergency surgery. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) July 14, 2021 - 6:37 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) â After 10 straight days of hiccups, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital Wednesday with an intestinal obstruction, but doctors said they would not operate immediately.
Bolsonaro, 66, was admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital in the capital of Brasilia in the morning and was âfeeling well,â according to an initial statement that said physicians were examining his persistent hiccups.
Brésil : Bolsonaro hospitalisé pour une occlusion intestinale, pas d opération d urgence europe1.fr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from europe1.fr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.