Jair Bolsonaro has been hospitalized and is “under observation” due to “stomach problems”, his wife Michelle said on Monday, after Brazilian media reported that the former Brazilian president had been admitted to a hospital in Florida, United States of America, AFP writes. .

Jair Bolsonaro, 67, who left Brazil two days before the end of his term on December 31, is still suffering from the serious effects of a knife attack that nearly took his life in September 2018, before he was elected president.

Supporters of Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the Presidential Palace on Sunday, causing extensive damage.

They are protesting the return to power a week ago of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro in the second round of voting on October 30 last year. According to estimates by local media quoted by Reuters, about 3,000 people participated in the attack.

The White House reacted by condemning “any attempt to undermine democracy” in Brazil. European Union leaders also condemned the intrusion of far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s guerrillas into political institutions in Brazil, expressing “full criticism.” support” of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.