Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for shoulder surgery

Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, ​left his home in ‌Brasília early Friday heading for hospital, where he is expected ​to undergo shoulder ​surgery, his wife Michelle Bolsonaro ⁠said in a social ​media post.

The procedure aims ​to address a chronic problem in his right shoulder that has ​caused persistent pain ​and limited his mobility.

Bolsonaro has been ‌under ⁠humanitarian house arrest, under an initial 90-day regime authorized on medical grounds, while ​also ​dealing ⁠with other health issues.

He was convicted last ​year of plotting ​a ⁠coup after his narrow defeat by Luiz Inácio Lula ⁠da ​Silva in ​the 2022 presidential election.

- Reuters