Genoino is transferred to a semi-intensive care unit.
Federal Deputy José Genoino (PT-SP), 67 years old, is recovering from a surgical procedure to correct an aortic dissection, performed last Wednesday at the Sírio-Libanês Hospital in São Paulo; the parliamentarian's health condition is stable and there is no discharge date scheduled.
Fernanda Cruz
Reporter from Agência Brasil
São Paulo – Federal deputy José Genoino (PT-SP), 67 years old, was transferred this Saturday to the Semi-Intensive Cardiology Unit of the Sírio-Libanês Hospital, in the capital of São Paulo. He is recovering from a surgical procedure to correct an aortic dissection, performed last Wednesday (24). The parliamentarian's health condition is stable and there is no forecast for discharge.
The procedure was performed as an emergency. On Wednesday, the congressman, who was in Ubatuba, on the north coast of São Paulo, felt severe chest pain and needed to be hospitalized early in the morning at the city's Santa Casa hospital. After being kept under observation and undergoing several tests, he was transferred by ambulance to São Paulo, where he was admitted to the Sírio-Libanês Hospital.
Last year, Genoino underwent a catheterization procedure to unblock an artery. The congressman was president of the Workers' Party (PT) and leader of the party in the Chamber of Deputies. He is currently serving his seventh term. He is a member of the House's Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ).
Editing: Aécio Amado