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Brazil’s Bolsonaro taken to hospital for tests after fall, head injury

By Thomson Reuters Jan 6, 2026 | 10:07 AM

SAO PAULO, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Brazil’s ‍imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to ‌hospital for ‌tests on Tuesday after falling and hitting his ​head, his wife ‍said ​in a ​social media post.

“We ‍are going to the hospital. My love ‍will undergo exams,” she wrote on ‍Instagram, ‍adding ​that the ​70-year-old ⁠right-wing leader ‌fell while sleeping.

(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Writing by Isabel ⁠Teles)