President Bolsonaro still in hospital; should start receiving liquid food today

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Admitted for two days in the Vila Nova Star hospital in São Paulo to treat an intestinal obstruction, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro will start receiving liquid food this Friday.

There is no discharge forecast, but the evolution of the president’s clinical picture is described as satisfactory, according to the latest medical bulletin, released Thursday night (15).

On Thursday the nasogastric tube that had been placed in Bolsonaro was also removed. A new medical bulletin is expected to be released between late morning and mid-afternoon today.

Bolsonaro is in a suite on the 8th floor and is accompanied by his son, Rio de Janeiro councilman Carlos Bolsonaro, and his wife Michelle, who have taken turns to keep the president company.

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