Jair Bolsonaro has undergone a series of surgeries in recent years (File)
São Paulo, Brazil:
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent surgery to remove a stone from the bladder on Friday, the government said, the latest in a string of health concerns for the far-right leader.
Bolsonaro, 65, “underwent endoscopic cystolithotripsy,” a minimally invasive procedure under general anesthesia that involves using a laser to break up and remove a bladder stone, the communications ministry said in a statement.
“The procedure was performed without complications and the bladder stone was completely removed. The patient is in stable condition, without fever or pain,” he said.
Bolsonaro had previously announced he would undergo the operation, telling his supporters the bladder stone was “bigger than a bean”.
“I felt a bit of pain so I went for a checkup. But I’m fine. It’s a matter of age,” he said last month.
Bolsonaro has undergone a series of surgeries in recent years, including four following an attack in which he was stabbed in the abdomen during his 2018 presidential campaign.
The attack, carried out by a radical left suspect, took place just over a month before Bolsonaro was elected president.
He also had a case of Covid-19 in July, putting him in quarantine for almost three weeks.
This episode did not deter him in his regular attacks on stay-at-home measures to contain the novel coronavirus, which he says are unnecessarily damaging the economy.
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