Bolsonaro's doctors said the pain was caused by complications linked to a knife attack during his presidential campaign in 2018. They said his condition is stable and did not need emergency surgery.

"Surgery concluded with success," she posted. "My heart overflows with gratefulness for each one of you who have been praying." The procedure started at 8:30 a.m. local time (1130 GMT) and was scheduled to last six hours,

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized for severe abdominal pain related to a wound sustained when he was stabbed on the campaign trail seven years ago.