His doctors said in a statement on Friday evening the president was recovering in a satisfactory manner, and that the president began eating again in a smooth fashion.
After initial concerns he might need emergency surgery, doctors now say he is improving, with an operation less likely. SAO PAULO, July 16 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, undergoing hospital treatment for an obstructed intestine after a near-fatal 2018 stabbing, said on Friday he hoped to be 'back in action soon,' while doctors gave no date for him to be discharged.īolsonaro, 66, has been in the hospital since Wednesday, when he traveled from Brasilia to Sao Paulo for treatment relating to complications from the 2018 knifing.
