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Telenovela Author Benedito Ruy Barbosa, 94, Discharged From Hospital After 19 Days

The hospital cited completed antibiotic treatment following good clinical progress.

Overview

  • HCor reported that his release on January 22 followed the conclusion of antibiotic therapy with a favorable clinical evolution.
  • He was admitted on January 3 to Hospital do Coração in São Paulo for a urinary tract infection associated with chronic renal insufficiency.
  • His son said on X that he did not attend or vote in a São Paulo FC council session and called a circulating list naming him fake.
  • Doctors oversaw continuous treatment during his hospital stay before determining he could leave the facility.
  • Barbosa is a celebrated creator of Brazilian novelas such as Pantanal, O Rei do Gado, and Terra Nostra.