It was definitely the prostate.
"Given the circumstances, the delicate political moment, the wave of fake news and similar cases with presidents in office who, amidst mystery, either died (Costa e Silva) or stepped down never to return (Café Filho), the episode led to numerous speculations," says columnist Alex Solnik about the prostate scraping surgery procedure that Michel Temer underwent on Friday night, the 27th; "And which will not end with the confirmation that it is a simple and routine prostate surgery," says Solnik.
When I learned that Temer had a urinary obstruction and had to have a catheter inserted, I immediately associated it with what happened to me last year.
Same thing. One day without urinating, the only solution was to insert that catheter.
The catheter, which no one can tolerate for more than three days, is the step prior to prostate surgery.
A simple, non-invasive surgery.
Yesterday, however, information circulated that he had his prostate removed six years ago and that the case was more serious: a blood clot in the urethra, which can be a symptom of a tumor.
Admitted to the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital, it was officially confirmed that the problem was indeed an enlarged prostate. The surgery, which consists of scraping the organ, was performed by Pope Miguel Srougi.
Given the circumstances, the delicate political moment, the wave of fake news, and similar cases involving presidents in office who, amidst mystery, either died (Costa e Silva) or stepped down never to return (Café Filho), the episode led to numerous speculations.
And that won't end with the confirmation that it's a simple and routine prostate surgery.
* This is an opinion article, the responsibility of the author, and does not reflect the opinion of Brasil 247.