Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he has been suffering from hiccups for a week
By AFP
15 July 2021 |
6:33 am
In a livestream from 8 July, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro apologises for hiccups that he says he's had for a week. Bolsonaro has now been hospitalised to investigate the causes of the hiccups, which he said started after dental surgery on the 3 July.
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