Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is in the hospital recovering from bowel surgery as he continues to deal with the aftermath of a stabbing that almost killed him.
Bolsonaro, aka “Tropical Trump,” shared hospital footage of his recovery following surgery.
The right-wing leader miraculously survived losing 40% of his blood after he was stabbed in the abdomen while campaigning for the presidency in 2018.
He has since undergone multiple surgeries stemming from the attempted assassination.
The latest surgery, a 12-hour operation to treat a bowel obstruction that involved reconstructing part of his abdominal wall, was his most complex and invasive yet.
The procedure was successful, and Bolsonaro was sent to the intensive care unit (ICU) for observation.
Bolsonaro shared videos of himself moving around with help from a walker and hospital staff at DF Star Hospital in Brasilia.
WATCH:
– Jair Bolsonaro.
– Michelle Bolsonaro.
– DF Star – Rede D’OR.
– Brasília/DF, 15 Abr 15h30 Terça-Feira. pic.twitter.com/97zlDiEiK3— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) April 15, 2025
In a post on X, Bolsonaro wrote:
“This is the period in which the organs that were manipulated during the procedure lasting more than 12 hours begin to deflate, allowing us to observe the first signs of a real situation,” he said.
“I remain focused on the recovery process, which from what I understand was the most invasive procedure that took place, seeking strength to get out of bed once again, after facing the sixth surgery resulting from the stabbing suffered by a former member of the PSOL, a historic ally of the PT.”
Boslandare tied the attack to the far-left ruling Workers’ Party.
The ex-president was still sharing updates from the hospital Tuesday, his third day in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Bolsonaro had been planning to campaign across Brazil’s northeastern region when he was hospitalized with severe abdominal pain Friday in Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte.
He was later brought to a hospital in Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte.
He was then transferred to the nation’s capital Brasilia, on Saturday.
A vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, Bolsonaro has faced a thicket of legal troubles since narrowly “losing” re-election in 2022.
The controversial election was “won” by the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a radical socialist and convicted criminal.
Bolsonaro was recently cleared of charges for faking a Covid vaccine certificate.
However, he is still facing trial for an alleged “coup” attempt.
Brazil’s current socialist leadership has legally barred Bolsonaro from running for office again until 2030.
The 70-year-old has denied any wrongdoing, saying he’s the target of political persecution by his leftist rival, Lula.
