Brazil’s Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro leaves the hospital on Wednesday after spending the night there for treatment. Photo: AP

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged on Wednesday from the hospital where he had been admitted a day earlier due to vomiting, dizziness and low blood pressure, his doctors said in a statement.

Bolsonaro’s health condition improved, but he will continue to receive follow-up care, Brasilia’s DF Star Hospital added.

The former president had already gone to the hospital on Sunday to have skin lesions removed.

Tests found the presence of squamous cell carcinoma, according to the hospital, and Bolsonaro will need routine check-ups.

Supporters and journalists surround the vehicle carrying former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro as he leaves DF Star Hospital on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Supporters and journalists surround the vehicle carrying former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro as he leaves DF Star Hospital on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

“The tests showed that two of the lesions were an early type of skin cancer,” Bolsonaro’s doctor, Claudio Birolini, told reporters.

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