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Story summary
- Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to leave prison for hernia surgery.
- The date for the procedure has not been set.
- Bolsonaro's request for house arrest was denied.
- He is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election.
- The Federal Police recommended surgery for his hernia.
