Brazilian President Lula in ICU after surgery to drain head hemorrhage, hospital says
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an ICU after undergoing surgery to drain an intracranial hemorrhage following a fall at home in October.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive-care unit after undergoing surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage, the Sirio-Libanes hospital said in a statement in the early hours of Tuesday.
The procedure was performed after the 79-year-old leftist leader felt headaches doctors believed resulted from a fall at home in October.
The hospital said Lula, who traveled from the capital Brasilia to be treated 620 miles south in Sao Paulo, is "well, under monitoring in an ICU bed" after the bleeding was drained.
Brazil’s presidency has yet to issue any comment.
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Lula canceled a trip to Russia for a BRICS summit after the accident, his office said at the time. It left him with a cut visible on the back of his head, slightly above his neck.
Sirio-Libanes said a press conference will be held at 9 a.m. local time to discuss the surgery.
