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Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for shoulder surgery, wife says

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FILE PHOTO: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives home to begin serving house arrest following authorization by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, after Bolsonaro was convicted by a Supreme Court majority of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, in Brasilia, Brazil March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado /File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives home to begin serving house arrest following authorization by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, after Bolsonaro was convicted by a Supreme Court majority of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, in Brasilia, Brazil March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado /File Photo Adriano Machado REUTERS

SAO PAULO - 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.

(Reporting by Luciana Magalhaes; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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This story was originally published May 1, 2026 at 3:56 AM.

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