Cacique Raoni Stable After Intestinal Surgery and Leaves ICU in São Paulo

Overview

• The 93-year-old Kayapó leader was first treated in Mato Grosso for intestinal obstruction, dehydration and aspiration pneumonia before being moved to São Paulo for specialist care.
• Doctors performed a minimally invasive desobstruction procedure and an upper digestive endoscopy under sedation with no reported surgical complications.
• State and federal support arranged an aeromedical transfer that kept Raoni accompanied by an intensive-care doctor, a nurse and family members during the flight to Hospital São Paulo.
• Hospital bulletins say he is conscious, breathing without mechanical support, afebrile, has moved from enteral tube feeding to a pasty oral diet and is under close intensive post‑operative monitoring.
• The medical team has not set a discharge date and will issue another formal update as scheduled or sooner if his condition changes, while specialists continue respiratory exercises and surveillance for complications.