Brazilian president in intensive care after emergency brain surgery

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Brazilian president in intensive care after emergency brain surgery

Hospital statement says Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had operation after brain bleed detected during scan

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Tue 10 Dec 2024 09.59 GMT
First published on Tue 10 Dec 2024 09.34 GMT

The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is recovering in intensive care having undergone emergency surgery after a brain bleed was detected during an MRI scan.

A statement from the Sírio-Libanês hospital in São Paulo that was shared on Lula’s social networks early on Tuesday said the operation had taken place “without complications”. Brazil’s leftwing leader was under observation after the craniotomy and was “well”. According to the NHS, a craniotomy is a surgical intervention during which a neurosurgeon temporarily removes part of the skull to remove a haematoma. Such surgery is usually performed under a general anaesthetic.

The hospital attributed the intracranial haemorrhage to a domestic accident Lula suffered in October, when the 79-year-old fell while taking a shower in the Alvorada Palace, the official presidential residence in Brasília. That accident forced Lula to cancel a trip to a Brics summit in Russia and left him with several stitches.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/10/brazilian-president-lula-intensive-care-brain-surgery

[Judi Lynn]

1. Brazil's Lula rushed to Sao Paulo for brain surgery, stable in ICU

By Gabriel Araujo and Lisandra Paraguassu
December 10, 20245:52 AM CSTUpdated 6 min ago

SAO PAULO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was rushed to Sao Paulo overnight for emergency surgery to drain a bleed on his brain linked to a fall in October and he will remain in hospital for a couple more days, the government said on Tuesday.

The 79-year-old Lula is "well" and being monitored in the intensive care unit after the successful operation, a medical note published by the government said. Doctors will hold a press conference at 9 a.m. local time (1200 GMT) to provide details.

Presidential spokesperson Paulo Pimenta said in a radio interview that Lula would likely remain in the ICU for another 48 hours, with contact limited to his medical team.

"He is stable, conscious and calm," Pimenta said.

There have been increasing health concerns about the aging president, a standard bearer of the Latin American left who is halfway through his third non-consecutive term. Weak results for his Workers Party in this year's municipal elections underscored the lack of a clear leftist successor if he chooses not to run for re-election in 2026.

More:
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-lula-undergoes-surgery-subdural-hematoma-stable-icu-2024-12-10/

[2naSalit]

2. Hope he'll...

Be okay. He's a good president and I would love to see him serve out his term in good health.