Brazil’s Former President Bolsonaro Has Surgery to Treat Hiccups, Wife Says

Brazil’s Former President Bolsonaro Has Surgery to Treat Hiccups, Wife Says
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2025. Mateus Bonomi/Reuters
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SAO PAULO—Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent “a phrenic nerve block procedure” on Saturday to treat his persistent hiccups, his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, said on social media.

In a subsequent statement, the doctors treating Bolsonaro said they blocked the right phrenic nerve and scheduled a new procedure in 48 hours to block the left one.