LIVE: Lula undergoes new procedure on his head; see medical team press conference
The president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) underwent a new medical procedure this Thursday morning (12) to prevent further bleeding in the head. The intervention, called embolization of the middle meningeal artery, was carried out at Hospital Sírio-Libanês, in São Paulo, and lasted about an hour.
At 10am the medical team holds a live press conference at 10am (see player above).
The Presidency of the Republic reported that the procedure began at 7:25 am and was uneventful. According to the president’s doctor, cardiologist Roberto Kalil, the procedure was a ‘success’ and Lula is already ‘awake and talking’.
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Kalil stated that it is “relative” to estimate when the president will leave the hospital’s intensive care unit and that new information will be given in an interview with journalists later this morning.
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Bulletins
A new update on the health status of the head of the federal Executive is scheduled for 10 am today. Yesterday’s first bulletin said that the president was “lucid”, “oriented” and “talking”. According to the medical report released at 4pm by Sírio-Libanês, Lula remained under intensive care. “He spent the day well, uneventfully, he underwent physiotherapy, walked and received visits from family.”
First lady Rosângela da Silva, known as Janja, wrote on her social media that the president had “another peaceful day of recovery”. According to her, Lula will soon return “renewed to continue working with Brazil”. In her statement, the first lady did not mention the need for the new surgical procedure. By decision of the medical team, the president will only be able to receive visits from family members. The initial forecast was that he would be discharged from hospital next week.
