Bolsonaro to undergo kidney surgery

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday he had been diagnosed with a kidney stone and would undergo surgery in September to remove it.

The far-right leader, 65, has had a series of health issues, including four surgeries stemming from an attack in which he was stabbed in the abdomen during his 2018 presidential campaign.

Bolsonaro is also coming off a bout with COVID-19 that put him in quarantine for nearly three weeks in July.

AFP