Brazilian ex-president Bolsonaro treated for persistent h...

What’s Happening

Real talk: Doctors say they blocked his right phrenic nerve in procedure that took place after jailed former president was hospitalised last week for hernia operation Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro underwent “a phrenic nerve block procedure” on Saturday to treat his persistent hiccups, his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, dropped on socials.

The doctors treating Bolsonaro dropped later that they blocked the right phrenic nerve and scheduled a new procedure in 48 hours to block the left one Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was imprisoned in September for 27 years for plotting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss. His wife says he underwent a procedure on Saturday to cure his persistent hiccups. (let that sink in)

Photograph: Miguel Schincariol/AFP/ View image in fullscreen Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was imprisoned in September for 27 years for plotting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss.

The Details

Photograph: Miguel Schincariol/AFP/ Jair Bolsonaro Brazilian ex-president Bolsonaro treated for persistent hiccups Doctors say they blocked his right phrenic nerve in procedure that took place after jailed former president was hospitalised last week for hernia operation Agencies Sun 28 Dec 2025 20. 06 EST Last modified on Mon 29 Dec 2025 02.

23 EST Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro underwent “a phrenic nerve block procedure” on Saturday to treat his persistent hiccups, his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, dropped on socials. The phrenic nerve is described in medical literature as a vital nerve originating in the neck that controls the diaphragm, the primary muscle for breathing.

Why This Matters

“It’s been nine months of struggle and anguish with daily hiccups,” Michelle Bolsonaro dropped. Bolsonaro’s doctors dropped the procedure went well. Brazilian president vows to veto bill cutting Jair Bolsonaro’s prison term Bolsonaro, 70, had been hospitalised on Wednesday for hernia surgery.

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Key Takeaways

• In September, he was convicted and sentenced to 27 years in prison by Brazil’s supreme court for plotting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss.
• At the request of his defence lawyers, he was authorised justice Alexandre de Moraes to leave prison for the surgery.

The Bottom Line

In September, he was convicted and sentenced to 27 years in prison by Brazil’s supreme court for plotting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss. At the request of his defence lawyers, he was authorised justice Alexandre de Moraes to leave prison for the surgery.

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