Brazil’s Bolsonaro leaves hospital, says will be working Monday

Far-right leader was admitted to hospital last week for an intestinal blockage after suffering days of chronic hiccups.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has left the Sao Paulo hospital where he was being treated for an intestinal blockage since last week, saying he would be back at his desk on Monday and was looking forward to eating barbecued ribs. The far-right leader was admitted on Wednesday to the Vila Nova Star hospital because of abdominal pain and several days of constant hiccups. He has said the problem relates to a 2018 stabbing he suffered on the presidential campaign trail. Since then, Bolsonaro has undergone six operations, five of which were on his digestive system.