"Surgery concluded with success," she posted. "My heart overflows with gratefulness for each one of you who have been praying." The procedure started at 8:30 a.m. local time (1130 GMT) and was scheduled to last six hours,

The conservative leader has been hospitalized since Friday due to a bowel obstruction related to long-term effects of being stabbed in the abdomen in September 2018.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized Friday in relation to a 2018 wound from when he was stabbed during a campaign rally ahead of his election.