Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro. Image: SERGIO LIMA/AFP.
(The Post News)– Doctors have confirmed that Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro’s medical exam showed the presence of an early type of skin cancer. According to results from a Sunday procedure to have skin lesions removed, doctors found squamous cell carcinoma, which starts in cells in the middle and outer layers of the skin.
According to CNN Brasil, Bolsonaro’s doctor, Claudio Birolini, said that two of the lesions tested positive for squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the kindest nor the most aggressive, but it is still a skin cancer.
According to his son, who wrote on X, Bolsonaro felt unwell a short while ago, with a severe bout of hiccups, vomiting, and low blood pressure. He was taken to DF Star (Hospital), accompanied by correctional police officers who guard his home in Brasília, as it was an emergency. Flavio asked for prayers for his father. He has, however, been discharged from the hospital.
Bolsonaro’s cancer was described as “in situ,” meaning the abnormal cells showed no signs of spread. He remains under house arrest and is expected to appeal. Doctors at the DF Star Hospital in Brasilia said the diagnosis will require clinical monitoring and periodic reevaluation. Bolsonaro governed Brazil from 2019 to 2023 and has had recurring intestinal issues since he was stabbed while campaigning in 2018, including at least six related surgeries, the last being a 12-hour-long procedure in April.
Last week, a Supreme Court panel sentenced Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for plotting a coup after he lost the 2022 election. He has been under house arrest since August for allegedly failing to comply with restrictions imposed on him by the court while the trial was underway, including the use of social media and cell phones.
The 70-year-old former army captain has denied wrongdoing and said he is the victim of political persecution. United States President Donald Trump has also called the trial a “witch-hunt” and imposed tariffs of 50 percent on Brazilian goods, citing the case against the former president, among other issues.
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