SÃO PAULO — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive care unit after undergoing surgery for a intracranial hemorrhage, the Sirio-Libanes Hospital announced early Tuesday.
The procedure was carried out after the 79-year-old leftist leader felt what doctors believed to be a headache. a fall at home in October
The hospital said Lula, who flew to Sao Paulo 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of the capital Brasilia for treatment, is “well, monitored in an ICU bed” after the bleeding stopped.
The Brazilian presidency has not yet commented.
Lula canceled her trip to Russia for the BRICS summit after the crash, her office said at the time. He left a cut on the back of her head, slightly above the neck.
Sirio-Lebanes said a press conference will be held at 9:00 a.m. local time (12:00 GMT) to discuss the surgery.
