Jair Bolsonaro is admitted to intensive care for bronchopneumonia

“Imaging tests and laboratory analyzes were performed that confirmed a bilateral bacterial bronchopneumonia of probable aspiration origin. He is currently hospitalized in the intensive care unit, where he receives intravenous antibiotic treatment and non-invasive clinical support“, indicates the statement.

Bacterial bronchopneumonia is a type of acute inflammation of the lungs, specifically of the bronchi and alveoli. When bacteria enter the airways, the alveoli fill with mucus, pus, and infected fluid. This makes oxygen exchange difficult, leading to the classic symptoms of high fever and chills, coughing up phlegm, difficulty breathing, and chest pain when coughing. It is treated with antibiotics.

The president’s son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, had posted on social media earlier this Friday that his father had vomited and needed medical attentionThe former president is serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempted coup d’état.

Bolsonaro was transferred from prison where he is serving a sentence for attempted coup d’état to a private hospital in Brasilia.

According to his eldest son, the former head of state He suffered chills and “quite a bit” vomiting in the early morning.

Firefighters received the call around 7:40 in the morning.

“I just received the news that my father is on his way to the hospital, once again,” wrote the senator, who also asked for prayers from the followers of the Brazilian far-right leader so that the condition is not serious.

The transfer was confirmed by the Military Police, responsible for the penitentiary where the former president is held, who said that the medical team will provide additional information.

Since 2018, Bolsonaro has faced various health problems related to the knife attack he suffered during the presidential campaign that year, when he was wounded in the abdomen.

Since then, the former president has undergone several hospitalizations and medical procedures to treat complications derived from that attack.

This is Bolsonaro’s first release since he began serving his sentence for attempted coup d’état, at the Papuda Penitentiary Complex, on January 15.

The last time he was hospitalized was when he was imprisoned in a special cell at the Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia, when he underwent four surgeries and was hospitalized between December 24, 2025 and January 1 of this year.

In September of last year, the former president was convicted by the Supreme Court of Brazil for “leading” a plot to try to “perpetuate himself in power”, after being defeated in the 2022 presidential elections by the current president of the South American nation, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

In addition to the conviction, Bolsonaro is disqualified from contesting elections until 2060.

Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison.