Doctors for Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that they have detected early-stage cancer in skin lesions removed from the 70-year-old politician following his conviction last week on attempted coup charges.
Bolsonaro, under house arrest in Brasilia until his sentence is finalised, has been to hospital twice since Thursday’s court verdict.
He went to the DF Star hospital on Sunday to have eight lesions removed for testing and again on Tuesday because of vomiting and low blood pressure before being released on Wednesday.
Results showed early-stage skin cancer in two of the lesions, doctors said in a statement, adding that Bolsonaro will need clinical monitoring and regular re-evaluation.
“My father has already fought tougher battles and won. This one won’t be any different,” Bolsonaro’s eldest son Flávio said on a post on X.
