President Jair Bolzano was admitted to hospital for a hiccup attack

Jair Bolzano, 66, has been reporting these hiccups for more than a week after undergoing surgery for a dental implant.

Published The 07/14/2021, 3:33 pm

Update 07/14/2021 16:01

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsanaro was admitted to hospital from Tuesday, July 13 to Wednesday, July 14 due to a hiccups that lasted more than ten days, his communications service announced. “Following the guidance of his medical team, he was admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital for examination to identify the causes of the hiccups.”, Explained the presidency in a press release.

“He’s fine, he’s in a good mood.” And “Not necessarily in the hospital, 24 to 48 hours under observation”, Mentioned the post of President. Jair Bolzano, 66, has been reporting these hiccups for more than a week after undergoing surgery for a dental implant. “I’ve had hiccups for five days. It happened to me before, probably because of the medication I was taking.”, He revealed during his weekly live show on Facebook last Thursday.

Since taking office in 2019, during the Brazilian presidential election campaign, in September 2018, after a stabbing attack, he underwent several operations on his abdomen. In July 2020, he was diagnosed with Covit-19, but experienced only mild symptoms and did not need to be hospitalized.