Brazil’s Bolsonaro Released From Hospital After Feeling Ill

President has ongoing intestinal issues from a 2018 stabbing
Bolsonaro is seeking another term in October elections

Jair Bolsonaro
Photographer: Andre Borges/Bloomberg

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By Julia Leite and Daniel Carvalho

March 29, 2022 at 1:31 AM UTC

Updated on

March 29, 2022 at 10:16 AM UTC

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was released from the hospital early Tuesday, less than 12 hours after being admitted due to abdominal discomfort.

Local TV news network GloboNews showed images of a presidential convoy of cars leaving the hospital on Tuesday in Brasilia as part of its report of the discharge. He was taken for testing after feeling unwell, Communications Minister Fabio Faria said late Monday.