Rio de Janeiro, Sept 18, (dpa/GNA) – Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years in prison for an attempted coup, has been diagnosed with skin cancer.
Two skin lesions removed during surgery on Sunday were found to be cancerous, and will now require regular medical monitoring, according to his doctor, Claudio Birolini.
“It is neither the mildest nor the most aggressive form, but it is still a form of skin cancer,” Birolini told reporters on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Bolsonaro was hospitalized due to nausea, dizziness, and low blood pressure, spending one night in the hospital.
During the examination, traces of a recent pneumonia were also detected.
The 70-year-old has required medical treatment multiple times recently due to the long-term effects of a knife attack during his 2018 election campaign.
The former president is under house arrest. Last week, he was sentenced for his role in an attempted coup following his 2022 election defeat to his left-wing successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
GNA