Jair Bolsonaro was taken to hospital on Monday after an accident at his home in Brasilia, his office confirmed.

The Brazilian president, 64, has been given a CT scan and will be kept in hospital overnight. The accident is the latest in a series of health scares.

Brazilian news sources are reporting that Mr Bolsonaro slipped in the bathroom and hit his head. Earlier this month, he reportedly told advisers that he felt extreme tiredness and asked for his agenda to be reduced until the end of the year, AP said.

A spokesman for the president's office said: "President Jair Bolsonaro fell at the Alvorada Palace. He was treated by the medical team of the Presidency of the Republic and taken to the Armed Forces Hospital."

According to the statement, Mr Bolsonaro was given a cranial CT scan, "which did not detect any changes."

Augusto Heleno, Brazil's Institutional Security Minister, arrived at the hospital shortly after the presidential convoy and told the news network Globo that Mr Bolsonaro "is fine" but must remain under observation.

The right-wing leader will remain at the hospital for observation for between six and 12 hours, the statement added.

Mr Bolsonaro took office as Brazil’s president on January 1. He was seriously injured in a knife attack while campaigning for election last year.