Brazil doctors delay removing president-elect Bolsonaro's colostomy bag

Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro attends a meeting with governors-elect in Brasilia, Brazil November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Adriano Machado - Copyright ADRIANO MACHADO(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 23/11/2018 - 18:32•Updated 04/05/2024 - 16:27

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Doctors treating Brazil president-elect Jair Bolsonaro said in a Friday statement they have delayed removing his colostomy bag and that his intestines remain inflamed, though he is in overall good health after being stabbed in a September assassination attempt.

Bolsonaro was nearly killed in the Sept. 6 attack during a street campaign rally. Doctors at the Albert Einstein hospital said they will examine him again in January, after he takes office, to determine when they can remove his colostomy bag.

(Reporting by Brad Brooks; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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Brazil doctors delay removing president-elect Bolsonaro's colostomy bag

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