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Brazil's Lula to Undergo Low-Risk Brain Procedure Thursday After Emergency Surgery

Dec 11, 2024, 08:49 PM

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains in the intensive care unit at São Paulo's Hospital Sírio-Libanês following successful surgery to drain an intracranial hematoma caused by a fall in October. The 79-year-old president is "lucid" and "recovering well" after the emergency procedure. According to his medical team, Lula is scheduled to undergo a second intervention on Thursday morning: an embolization of the middle meningeal artery to block blood flow and prevent further bleeding. Dr. Roberto Kalil Filho, a member of Lula’s medical team, described the upcoming procedure as "a low-risk procedure". The president has been performing physiotherapy, walking, and receiving visits from family members.