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Imprisoned Bolsonaro has Cancer

pgnewser September 18, 2025

Doctors for Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro say they have detected early-stage cancer– www.euronews.com
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Doctors for Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that they have detected early-stage cancer in skin lesions removed from the 70-year-old politician following his conviction last week on attempted coup charges.

Bolsonaro, under house arrest in Brasilia until his sentence is finalised, has been to hospital twice since Thursday’s court verdict.

He went to the DF Star hospital on Sunday to have eight lesions removed for testing and again on Tuesday because of vomiting and low blood pressure before being released on Wednesday.

Results showed early-stage skin cancer in two of the lesions, doctors said in a statement, adding that Bolsonaro will need clinical monitoring and regular re-evaluation.

“My father has already fought tougher battles and won. This one won’t be any different,” Bolsonaro’s eldest son Flávio said on a post on X.

“You can be sure that this is the result of the relentless persecution ever since Jair Bolsonaro dared to challenge the system head-on and fight for Brazil.”

Bolsonaro Faces 27 Years in Prison, Rushed to Hospital After Sentencing

pgnewser September 17, 2025

Brazil’s Bolsonaro taken to hospital after feeling unwell | Jair Bolsonaro News– www.aljazeera.com
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Convicted ex-leader rushed to a hospital in Brasilia after falling ill at his residence, his son says.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to prison last week for plotting a coup, has been rushed to hospital after falling ill while under house arrest, his son said.

The emergency visit on Tuesday is the 70-year-old former army captain’s second trip to the hospital since his conviction.

Bolsonaro has had recurring intestinal issues since he was stabbed while campaigning in 2018, including at least six related surgeries, the last being a 12-hour-long procedure in April. He won the election that year, and governed from 2019 to 2023.

“Bolsonaro felt unwell a short while ago, with a severe bout of hiccups, vomiting, and low blood pressure,” his son, Flavio, wrote on X.

“He was taken to DF Star [Hospital] accompanied by correctional police officers who guard his home in Brasília, as it was an emergency,” he wrote.

Bolsonaro visited the same hospital on Sunday, and had eight skin lesions removed and sent for biopsies.

A panel of Supreme Court justices on Thursday found the former leader guilty of plotting a coup after he lost the 2022 election to current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

They sentenced him to 27 years and three months in prison.

Lula Calls Trump’s Bluff on Bolsonaro-Related Tariff Threat

pgnewser September 15, 2025

Brazil’s Lula pushes back against tariff, tells Trump the country’s democracy ‘is not on the table’ – McAlester News-Capital
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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday pushed back against a 50% tariff on Brazilian imported goods to the United States, arguing that it was “political” and “illogical.”

Lula said in a New York Times op-ed that his government is open to negotiating anything that can bring mutual benefits. “But Brazil’s democracy and sovereignty are not on the table,” he said.

U.S. President Donald Trump imposed the tariff on Brazil in July, citing what he called a “witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro, who at the time stood accused of trying to illegally hang onto power.

Brazil’s Highest Court Prepares to Move on Bolsonaro

pgnewser September 10, 2025

Brazil’s Supreme Court nears a verdict in coup plot trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro – Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was one step away from being convicted for attempting a coup, after two Supreme Court justices voted Tuesday to find the right-wing leader guilty of trying to illegally hang onto power.

Three members of the five-judge panel trying Bolsonaro’s case must support a conviction, in a process that can last several days. Two judges voted for conviction before proceedings were adjourned until Wednesday. Three more must cast their votes.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the case and is considered by Bolsonaro supporters a foe, said the far-right politician who governed Brazil between 2019 and 2022 was the leader of a coup plot and of a criminal organization, and voted in favor of convicting him.

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