Bolsonaro hospitalized after health issues in prison

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced for an attempted coup, was taken to a hospital due to health deterioration in prison. His son reported he suffered from chills and severe vomiting.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempting a coup d'état and held in a Brasilia penitentiary, was transferred to a hospital in the capital on Friday after his health deteriorated in the early morning hours. His son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, reported this. 'I have just been informed that my father is on his way to the hospital, once again,' the senator wrote. According to preliminary information, the leader of the Brazilian far-right suffered from chills and severe vomiting.

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