Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will have surgery on a hernia that developed following previous operations after he was stabbed at a campaign rally a year ago, hospital authorities say.

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's President. Credit:Bloomberg

The hospital where the surgery will take place next Sunday said in a statement that Bolsonaro's surgeon was doing a routine check-up and detected a hernia. The surgeon said the President's health is good.

Bolsonaro said on Sunday that he would undergo surgery soon.

"It's a part of life," he said, choking up.