Overview
- The 70-year-old was moved to a semi-intensive step-down unit at DF Star Hospital in Brasília after new tests showed reduced inflammation, his wife said.
- Clinicians diagnosed bilateral bacterial pneumonia and say gastric material entered his airways, consistent with recurring post-surgery issues.
- Hospital statements report a good response to antibiotics with infection markers improving and kidney function continuing to recover.
- He was taken to the hospital on Friday from Papuda prison, where he is serving a 27-year sentence for an attempted coup following his 2022 election loss.
- His lawyers have repeatedly sought humanitarian house arrest, requests that Brazil's Supreme Court has rejected.