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Brazil's Bolsonaro heads back to prison after medical treatment

2 January 2026
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2026-01-02 17:13

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital to return to prison on Thursday. In a ruling published earlier in the day judges denied a request from Bolsonaro's lawyers to grant him house arrest on health grounds.

Bolsonaro had been hospitalized for more than a week as he underwent surgery for a groin hernia and then a procedure to treat recurring bouts of hiccups. He was under house arrest until shortly before the start of his prison term in November.

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