The Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes authorized, this Wednesday (7), former president Jair Bolsonaro to go to the hospital to undergo tests after suffering a fall this Tuesday (6).
Sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempted coup d’état, he is imprisoned in a cell at the Federal Police Superintendence, in Brasília (DF).
According to Bolsonaro’s defense lawyers, he presented a clinical picture compatible with head trauma, nocturnal syncope associated with the fall, convulsive crisis, memory fluctuation and a cut on the temple.
This situation, argued the defense, would require tests such as tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the skull, in addition to an electroencephalogram.
In the decision, Moraes ordered the Federal Police (PF) to transport Bolsonaro “in a discreet manner”, and to disembark through the hospital garage.
Furthermore, the PF will be responsible for monitoring the former president during the exams. He must then return to the PF Superintendence.
Fall
Bolsonaro’s fall was initially reported by his wife, Michelle, on Tuesday (6). On social media, she stated that her husband was not well.
“During the morning, while he was sleeping, he had a crisis, fell and hit his head on the furniture,” he said.
On the same day, the former president’s defense attempted to have him removed to the hospital, but Moraes denied. The minister based his decision on an assessment by the Federal Police medical team, which found minor injuries and saw no need for tests at the hospital.
The lawyers then presented specific requests for tests recommended by Bolsonaro’s private doctor. These requests were cited by Moraes in the decision handed down today.
