Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has undergone emergency surgical procedure to empty a bleed on his mind.
The leftist chief, 79, underwent the process after an MRI scan confirmed an “intracranial hemorrhage,” in accordance with an Associated Press translation of a medical notice revealed on his official X account Tuesday.
The surgical procedure was profitable and Lula is “effectively” and at present being monitored within the intensive care unit of Sirio Libanes hospital in Sao Paulo, in southeastern Brazil, a translation of the medical notice mentioned. He was transferred from the capital Brasilia, the place on Monday he had an MRI scan, it added.
Earlier this yr, Lula fell at house and was left with a reduce seen on the again of his head, simply above his neck. Doctors consider the 2 incidents are linked, in accordance with a translation of the hospital’s medical report.
That earlier accident pressured Lula to cancel his deliberate journey for the 2024 BRICS summit in Kazan, a metropolis in southwest Russia, in accordance with a press release from his workplace on the time.
A information convention will probably be held Tuesday by docs to offer additional particulars, in accordance with the assertion.
Brazilian Labor Minister Luiz Marinho was one of many first to publicly attain out to the president, wishing him a swift and full restoration on social media platform X Tuesday morning.
