Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Bolsonaro Treated for Hiccups in Third Surgery
Jair Bolsonaro, the former President of Brazil, had three surgeries in a week to fix his hiccups.
Doctors blocked a nerve called the phrenic nerve, which helps with breathing.
He was already in the hospital for another surgery on Christmas Day.
Bolsonaro has been in prison since last month after being sentenced for trying to overturn the election results.
He was allowed to leave prison for his medical treatments.
Bolsonaro underwent three procedures in a week to treat persistent hiccups.
The surgeries involved blocking the phrenic nerve and lasted about an hour each.
The procedures were performed at DF Star hospital in Brasilia.
This followed a hernia surgery Bolsonaro had on Christmas Day.
Bolsonaro is currently serving a prison sentence for plotting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss.
- Who
- Jair Bolsonaro, former President of Brazil
- What
- Underwent multiple procedures to treat persistent hiccups
- When
- Saturday, December 28, 2024 (first procedure), Monday, December 30, 2024 (second procedure), Tuesday, December 31, 2024 (third procedure)
- Where
- DF Star hospital in Brasilia
- Why
- To block his left phrenic nerve and treat hiccups
- Patient
- Jair Bolsonaro
- Age
- 70
- Procedure
- Phrenic nerve block
- Location
- DF Star hospital, Brasilia
- Duration
- 1 hour (per procedure)
- Previous Surgeries
- Hernia surgery on Christmas Day, two hiccup-related procedures
- Conviction
- Over 27 years in prison for coup plotting
Sources
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro undergoes new procedure to treat hiccups
Brazil’s Bolsonaro again undergoes procedure to treat hiccups