Brazil's Bolsonaro has skin lesions removed without complications

15/9/2025 6:22

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent a series of medical procedures in the capital city of Brasilia on Sunday, including laboratory tests and the surgical removal of skin lesions, the hospital treating him said.



The medical procedures come as Bolsonaro confronts legal and political setbacks. On Thursday, Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison after a panel of five justices convicted him of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.



Doctors diagnosed Bolsonaro, 70, with iron-deficiency anemia and found residual signs of a recent pneumonia caused by bronchoaspiration during a chest CT scan, Hospital DF Star said in a statement.



The former president also underwent minor surgery under local anesthesia and sedation to remove eight skin lesions located on his torso and right arm.