BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves a hospital after being treated there since last week for an intestinal obstruction.
Bolsonaro was admitted to the Vila Nova Star Hospital in Sao Paulo on Wednesday because of abdominal pain and persistent hiccups, but appears to be in good spirits as he leaves, telling journalists that he hopes to be eating barbecue ribs in 10 days.
Doctors had originally considered operating on the 66-year-old Bolsonaro, but decided not to do so. For some days, Bolsonaro was fed through a tube, but he was deemed fit to leave the hospital today after returning to normal food intake.
Social media posts had shown Bolsonaro walking around the hospital and continuing to work, meeting with cabinet ministers via video conference.
In 2018, Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen while on the campaign trail. Since then, he has undergone several operations, some unrelated to the attack.
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