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Brazil's Bolsonaro remains in intensive care after 12-hour surgery

Headline from WDIO Duluth, on the newest of 2 developments

Brazilian doctors say that former President Jair Bolsonaro is conscious and remains in intensive care following a 12-hour bowel obstruction surgery the day prior. The far-right leader was hospitalized due to problems related to long-term effects of being stabbed in the abdomen in September 2018.

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  1. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro hospitalized with abdominal pain

    Headline from KEYT Santa Barbara ·

  2. Newest

    Brazil's Bolsonaro remains in intensive care after 12-hour surgery

    Headline from WDIO Duluth ·

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro hospitalized with abdominal pain (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Alessandra Castelli and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is in stable condition after being hospitalized

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro hospitalized with abdominal pain – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Jair Bolsonaro's son said in a statement that his father suffered "strong" pain during a political event.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro hospitalized with abdominal pain (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The pain was related to long-term effects from a stabbing he suffered in September 2018, the press office of his Liberal Party said.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil's Bolsonaro flown to capital after abdominal pain – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Bolsonaro's doctors said the pain was caused by complications linked to a knife attack during his presidential campaign in 2018. They said his condition is stable and did not need emergency surgery.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Bolsonaro transferred to Brazil's capital after being hospitalized with abdominal pain (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred Saturday by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia after being hospitalized with abdominal pain a day earlier.

  6. MyNorthwest

    Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro remains hospitalized with abdominal pain (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred Saturday by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia after

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil's Bolsonaro undergoes intestinal surgery – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Doctors initially declared that the 70-year-old did not require surgery, but a medical reassessment has resulted in an operation after all. Bolsonaro was said to be in severe abdominal pain linked to a 2018 stabbing.

  8. NBC News

    Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro transferred to Brasilia after hospitalization (opens NBC News)

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    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred Saturday by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia after being hospitalized with abdominal pain a day earlier.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro transferred to Brasilia after hospitalization for abdominal pain (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Bolsonaro was hospitalized Friday morning while traveling in northeastern Brazil.

  10. WSVN Miami

    Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro transferred to Brasilia after hospitalization for abdominal pain - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred Saturday by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia after being hospitalized

  11. CNN

    Brazil’s Bolsonaro in intensive care after 12-hour surgery (opens CNN)

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    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was recovering in an intensive care unit on Monday after a tricky 12-hour surgery due to recurring intestinal issues since he was stabbed while campaigning in 2018.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil's Bolsonaro successfully undergoes intestinal surgery – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Doctors initially declared that the 70-year-old did not require surgery, but a medical reassessment has resulted in an operation after all. Bolsonaro was said to be in severe abdominal pain linked to a 2018 stabbing.

  13. WDIO Duluth

    Brazil's Bolsonaro remains in intensive care after 12-hour surgery (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Brazilian doctors say that former President Jair Bolsonaro is conscious and remains in intensive care following a 12-hour bowel obstruction surgery the day prior. The far-right leader was hospitalized due to problems related to long-term effects of being stabbed in the abdomen in September 2018.

  14. Green Field Reporter

    Brazil's Bolsonaro remains in intensive care after 12-hour surgery - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian doctors said Monday that former President Jair Bolsonaro is conscious and remains in intensive care following a 12-hour surgery for a bowel obstruction the day prior. The far-right leader was hospitalized due to problems related to long-term effects of being stabbed in the…

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