Ex-Brazil President Rousseff hospitalized in Shanghai, Brazilian media reports


 Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, now the head of the BRICS bloc’s development bank, has been hospitalized in Shanghai, Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo reported on Monday, citing the hospital.


Rousseff, 77, was tapped to lead the New Development Bank (NDB) in 2023. Folha reported she was hospitalized at the Shanghai East International Medical Center after presenting high blood pressure, vomiting and dizziness on Friday.


The NDB, which is headquartered in the Chinese city, did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside normal business hours.


The Shanghai East International Medical Center and a representative of Rousseff could not be immediately reached for comment.


Rousseff, Brazil’s first woman president, ran the country from 2011 until being impeached in 2016 during a harsh recession and falling from power.

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