{"id":7768,"date":"2026-01-07T01:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T01:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7768"},"modified":"2026-01-07T01:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T01:06:47","slug":"brazils-bolsonaro-denied-hospital-visit-after-hitting-head-in-prison-fall-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7768","title":{"rendered":"Brazil\u2019s Bolsonaro denied hospital visit after hitting head in prison fall | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The ex-president\u2019s wife says he fell out of his prison bed while sleeping and hit his head.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Brazil\u2019s jailed ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, \u2060fell and struck \u2060his head in his prison cell, but his request to go to a hospital was denied by the country\u2019s top judge.<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old right-wing leader fell out of bed while sleeping and hit his \u200bhead on a piece of furniture, his wife, \u200dMichelle Bolsonaro, wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe \u200bare \u200cgoing to the hospital. My love will \u200cundergo exams,\u201d Michelle Bolsonaro \u200csaid.<\/p>\n<p>However, Supreme \u200dCourt Justice Alexandre \u200dde Moraes denied Bolsonaro\u2019s request to immediately leave prison for tests at a hospital in Brasilia.<\/p>\n<p>The federal police said in a statement that Bolsonaro received initial medical treatment in the morning, adding that a federal \u200dpolice doctor \u201cfound \u2060minor injuries\u201d and saw no need for hospitalisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny referral to a hospital depends on authorisation from the Supreme Court,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>Bolsonaro, who was stabbed \u200cin the abdomen during a \u20602018 campaign event, has a history of hospitalisations and surgeries related to the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Citing the police report, de Moraes said in his decision that there is no need for Bolsonaro to be immediately taken to hospital. The judge said his legal team has the right to request \u200bexams for Bolsonaro, but lawyers must schedule \u200cthem in advance and provide information justifying the procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Bolsonaro underwent a series of medical procedures \u200cin December to treat a hernia and \u2060hiccups.<\/p>\n<p>He was discharged from hospital on January 1 and taken back to the Federal Police Superintendency in Brasilia, where he is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a \u200ccoup after losing the 2022 presidential election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ex-president\u2019s wife says he fell out of his prison bed while sleeping and hit his head. 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