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Brazil court allows Bolsonaro to leave prison for December 25 surgery

Bolsonaro, fighting 'coup' probe, accuses Brazil judge of acting outside law
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Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a request by ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to leave prison to undergo surgery on December 25, court documents showed.

Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup to remain in power following his 2022 re-election loss, requested to be transferred to a hospital on Wednesday for surgery the following day, which is the Christmas holiday.

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