Roseana Sarney Rehospitalized for Pneumonia as Cancer Care Shifts to Early Surgery

Overview

• The 72-year-old federal deputy returned to Hospital Sírio-Libanês in São Paulo on January 30 for pneumonia treatment during ongoing care for triple-negative breast cancer.
• In an Instagram video, she said the respiratory infection had not fully resolved and a small fever led her medical team to readmit her and resume antibiotics.
• Her January 27 chemotherapy session was canceled because of the infection, and the treatment plan now moves directly to surgery expected in early February.
• She said she feels emotionally shaken but clinically well as she prepares for the surgical step outlined by her doctors.
• She was hospitalized earlier in January and discharged on January 21, and her status has drawn attention given her roles as a four-term Maranhão governor and daughter of former president José Sarney.