The mayor of Sao Paulo, Bruno Covas, is in an "
irreversible
"
clinical state
following the worsening of the cancer of the digestive system from which he has suffered since 2019, the Syro-Lebanese Hospital of the economic capital of Brazil.
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Mayor Bruno Covas continues to be treated at the Syro-Lebanese Hospital, receiving analgesic and sedative drugs.
The clinical picture is considered irreversible by the medical team
”, according to the medical bulletin distributed by the establishment.
Bruno Covas, 41, was hospitalized on May 2 after detecting stomach bleeding during previous tests to continue chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
Faced with the worsening of his physical condition, the aedile inserted in the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB, center right) had requested a withdrawal of 30 days to “
dedicate himself completely
” to his care.
"
My body demands that I devote more time to the treatment, which is entering a very severe phase
," he said in a statement posted on Twitter.
Cancer of the digestive system, which then affected the lymph nodes, liver and bones, was diagnosed in October 2019 in this trained lawyer, enjoying an image of moderate manager that contrasts with the great polarization of Brazilian politics .
Despite the illness, he continued to serve as mayor of Brazil's most populous city (12.3 million people) and faced the crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic, which killed nearly 29,000 people. in Sao Paulo.
Bruno Covas contracted Covid-19 in August 2020, and after being cured, was reelected in November in the second round, with nearly 60% of the vote against the representative of the left, Guilherme Boulos.