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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro admitted to US hospital

Former President Jair Bolsonaro left Brazil for Florida in December, ahead of the inauguration of his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva [File: Marco Bello/Reuters]

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been admitted to a hospital in the US state of Florida after suffering from “abdominal pain”, his wife has confirmed.

“My dear ones, I come to inform you that my husband Jair Bolsonaro is under observation at the hospital due to abdominal discomfort resulting from the aftermath of the stab wound he received in 2018 from a former member of the PSOL,” Michelle Bolsonaro wrote on Instagram on Monday, referencing the acronym for Brazil’s Socialism and Liberty Party.

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