Brasília, Jan 7, 2026 (AFP) - Brazil's Bolsonaro back to hospital after prison fall

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2026-01-07

Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a hospital Wednesday, AFP journalists observed, after hitting his head in a fall in prison, where he is serving 27 years for leading a failed coup d'etat. The 70-year-old was transferred from a federal police detention facility to the DF Star private hospital for a CT scan, MRI and EEG test, according to a supreme court authorization seen by AFP. Bolsonaro returned to prison on New Year'......

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