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Brazil’s High Court Approves Hospital Tests for Bolsonaro After Prison Fall

Doctors ran CT, MRI and EEG, confirmed a mild traumatic brain injury and sent him back to federal custody the same day.

Overview

  • Justice Alexandre de Moraes first declined hospitalization based on a police report of minor injuries, then authorized a discreet transfer to Hospital DF Star for neurological exams.
  • Imaging was completed and reports cited mild soft‑tissue changes from the head trauma, with no additional treatment required before his return to the Federal Police facility in Brasília.
  • Bolsonaro’s family and private doctors allege delayed overnight care after the fall, while the Federal Police say he received immediate on‑site attention.
  • The Federal Council of Medicine opened a review of the medical attention provided in custody given his recent surgeries and complex health history.
  • Bolsonaro, 70, is serving a sentence of about 27 years for leading a plot to stay in power after the 2022 election, and any outside medical care requires Supreme Court authorization.