Jair Bolsonaro showed "persistent and unchanged instability in body balance" in a weekly medical report sent to the Supreme Federal Court on Friday (15), according to doctors responsible for monitoring the former president. ✓
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"Jair Bolsonaro apresentou quadro persistente e inalterado de instabilidade no equilíbrio corporal, segundo relatório médico semanal enviado nesta sexta-feira (15) ao Supremo Tribunal Federal."
The document also identified "mild alteration that remains in the lower part of the left lung" of Bolsonaro, who has been under humanitarian house arrest since March 2026. The report notes that the former president had "recurrent and persistent episodes of hiccups in recent days", but with "considerable improvement and stabilization after therapeutic adjustment". ✓
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"Os médicos também informaram que foi identificada uma alteração leve que ainda permanece na parte inferior do seu pulmão esquerdo."
Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in closed prison for attempted coup d'état by the STF's First Panel in September 2025. Minister Alexandre de Moraes granted humanitarian house arrest in March 2026, for an initial period of 90 days, for recovery from bronchopneumonia. ✓
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"A Primeira Turma do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) concluiu na noite desta quinta-feira (11) o julgamento da Ação Penal (AP) 2668 com a fixação das penas para os oito réus condenados pela tentativa de golpe de Estado. [...] Jair Bolsonaro, ex-presidente da República: 27 anos e três meses de pena privativa de liberdade em regime inicial fechado e 124 dias-multa"
According to doctors, the former president performs "light motor physiotherapy protocol" and uses a sling for immobilization of the right arm after shoulder surgery in May. He no longer has post-operative pain complaints and uses transdermal analgesic medications. Blood pressure is controlled. ✓
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"O ministro Alexandre de Moraes, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), concedeu prisão domiciliar humanitária ao ex-presidente da República Jair Bolsonaro, pelo prazo inicial de 90 dias, a contar da data da alta médica, para que ele possa se recuperar do quadro de broncopneumonia."
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What is the specific medical cause of Bolsonaro's body balance instability?
Why it's still unknown: Medical reports describe symptoms but do not specify etiology or diagnosis of reported instability
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When does the initial 90-day period of humanitarian house arrest expire?
Why it's still unknown: March decision establishes 90 days 'from medical discharge' but sources do not report exact date of hospital discharge
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What is the strongest argument from defense against maintaining house arrest?
Why it's still unknown: Sources do not present legal strategy or arguments from Bolsonaro's defense regarding prison regime