Overview
- Transferred from the Papuda prison to Brasilia’s private Hospital DF Star after fever, intense chills, vomiting and a drop in oxygen saturation.
- Medical exams confirmed bilateral bacterial bronconeumonia likely caused by bronchoaspiration; he is on intravenous antibiotics and non‑invasive respiratory support, conscious and not intubated.
- Hospital bulletins say inflammatory markers have risen and kidney function has deteriorated, with his condition described as grave and no discharge date set.
- Family members and lawyers renewed pleas for humanitarian house arrest, which Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has previously rejected.
- Brazil’s Foreign Ministry canceled U.S. advisor Darren Beattie’s visa over omissions about the trip’s purpose, and Justice Alexandre de Moraes revoked authorization for a prison visit.