Bolsonaro was operated "successfully" after the attack

The Brazilian president, aged 63, must rest 48 hours after the operation.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was operated "successfully" as part of an operation to remove a colostomy bag and reconnect his intestines, reversing the procedure that had been practiced after being stabbed in September during An election campaign.

The doctors recommended Bolsonaro, 63, to rest 48 hours after the operation, during which time Vice President Hamilton Mourao will badume the duties of interim president, according to a statement.

The procedure withdrew the right Bolsonaro from the management of a serious mining disaster in the state of Minas Gerais, where a dam exploded in an iron mine and released a torrent of mud that caused the at least 58 dead and hundreds of missing.

Bolsonaro, who took office on 1 January, went to a hospital in Sao Paulo on Sunday, then posted a video on Twitter wearing a dressing gown, summarizing recent events, including his flight over the site of the mining disaster in the city of Brumadinho.

He said that the disaster "concerns all of us and that we sympathize with the families of the victims". Rescue operations are led by state authorities and Bolsonaro convened a council of ministers to support local efforts. (Scope)