Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro again has procedure to treat hiccups

SAO PAULO, Dec ⁠30 (Reuters) - Former ⁠Brazilian ‍President Jair Bolsonaro, who was temporarily released from prison last week for hernia treatment, underwent ‍an unscheduled procedure on Tuesday to treat persistent ​hiccups, according to his doctors.

Bolsonaro, 70, had already undergone two ​surgical procedures at a Brasilia hospital for the same reason since Saturday, as well as hernia surgery.

The ex-president underwent supplementary "phrenic nerve ​block procedure" after presenting new episodes of hiccups, according to a medical note released late on ​Tuesday.

In medical literature, the phrenic nerve is described as a vital nerve originating ‌in the neck that controls the diaphragm, the primary muscle for breathing.

Bolsonaro will undergo ​a digestive endoscopy on Wednesday ⁠to assess gastroesphageal reflux, the note said.

Earlier on Tuesday, his wife Michelle Bolsonaro said ‌in an Instagram post that doctors opted for the new procedure after the right-wing leader had persistent hiccups since ‌Tuesday morning.

In November, Bolsonaro began serving a 27-year sentence for plotting ‌a coup after his 2022 election defeat. He left prison last Wednesday for hernia surgery, authorized by a Supreme Court ‍justice.

His doctors then decided on additional procedures to treat his hiccups. Bolsonaro, who was ⁠stabbed in the abdomen during a 2018 campaign event, has a history of hospitalizations and surgeries related to the attack.

(Reporting by Andre Romani; editing by Gabriel Araujo, Alistair Bell and David Gregorio)

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