The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has shown an "evolution" in his state of health, so much so that the nasogastric tube from which he was feeding has already been withdrawn. This was announced by the doctors of the Vila Nova Star hospital in Sao Paulo, where he remains hospitalized for an intestinal obstruction linked to the stab he received in the 2018 election campaign.
"The patient's digestive picture shows signs of recovery. At the moment there are no predictions on when he will be discharged" from the hospital, reads a note signed by surgeon Antonio Luiz Macedo and four other doctors.
Bolsonaro, 66, "has all the conditions to progress in treatment and, after the authorization of the medical team, he will be discharged very soon," said Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the president.
"It seems that this time the picture was less serious than other times," he added.
Bolsonaro was hospitalized at dawn on January 3 for "intestinal subocclusion", a recurring ailment since he was stabbed in the stomach during the 2018 election campaign and for which he has already undergone various surgeries.
The leader's health problems add up to those faced in recent months by his government: ranging from allegations of omissions in the management of the coronavirus pandemic - Bolsonaro has always said he is opposed to lockdowns and has shown skepticism about the effectiveness of anti-Covid measures , so much so that he has not even been vaccinated - due to the worsening of the economic situation, in particular due to rising inflation that rekindles the specter of hunger in the giant of 215 million inhabitants.
All less than ten months after the presidential elections, where Bolsonaro is looking for a second four-year term, but which polls photograph at a clear disadvantage over his direct opponent, former worker-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
(Unioneonline / vl)
