Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was released from a Brasilia hospital on Monday following a surgical procedure on his right shoulder that took place last Friday, according to his physician Brasil Caiado who spoke with members of the media.
The operation was designed to address a long-standing medical issue that had been generating ongoing discomfort and restricting his range of movement.
Through a social media posting, Bolsonaro’s spouse verified that he had returned to his residence. Since the end of March, the former leader has been permitted to remain under humanitarian house arrest, following a Supreme Court justice’s approval of an initial three-month period based on health considerations.
The 71-year-old Bolsonaro has been carrying out a 27-year prison term since November after being convicted of conspiring to stage a coup following his electoral defeat in 2022 to the nation’s current leader, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
