Brazilian President Lula released from hospital

After undergoing an operation for a brain hemorrhage, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has left hospital in São Paulo and will be able to gradually return to his functions, while remaining under medical supervision.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was released from São Paulo hospital where he underwent emergency surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage near the brain, doctors announced on Sunday. They were joined unexpectedly by Lula himself who invited himself to the press conference.

The 79-year-old president will be able to resume his activities, but he will have to be monitored very carefully over the next fortnight and stay in São Paulo until Thursday, when he will have to undergo new examinations, said during a press conference by cardiologist Roberto Kalil, one of the doctors who treated Lula at the Syrian-Lebanese hospital in São Paulo.

Lula will then be able to return to Brasilia and resume his work schedule. “The only restriction is physical exercise,” Dr. Kalil emphasized.

After surgery for a hemorrhage near the brain caused by a blow to the head in a fall, Lula recovered in a way that “far exceeded the expectations” of doctors, another member of the group said. the medical team, Dr. Ana Helena Germoglio.

“I’m going home”

The Brazilian leader, known for his frenetic work pace, unexpectedly burst into the press conference and approached the microphones by walking unassisted.

“I am here whole (…) I am going back home,” declared Lula, wearing a jacket and a hat hiding the scars from the intervention.

The hemorrhage was the result of a domestic accident that occurred on October 19, when Lula fell in the bathroom of his official residence in Brasilia, hitting the back of his head. He has since had stitches and periodic checkups for several weeks.

Then he got down to his program as head of state, which was particularly busy, including the presence of G20 leaders at a summit in Rio de Janeiro on November 18 and 19. (tib/ats)

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