Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent emergency surgery to relieve a cranial hemorrhage that doctors say is related to a fall he suffered at home in October, the hospital treating him said Tuesday in a statement. teleSUR
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00:00Brazilian President Luiz Inácio da Silva is currently recovering in an intensive care unit after undergoing surgery for an intracranial herbarage,
00:07as reported by the Serial Lebanese Hospital, through a statement released on Tuesday.
00:13The statement informed the head of state went to a health facility for tests after feeling a headache,
00:18adding that the results of the subsequent MRI showed intracranial bleeding, product of a home accident.
00:25He was transferred to the São Paulo unit of the hospital where a craniotomy was performed to train the hematoma.
00:31The institution assured the surgery was performed without incident and the President is doing well.
00:37In this regard, the Chief Minister of the Brazilian Government's Secretariat of Communication, Paulo Pimenta,
00:42assured that the post-operation rest period is usually 24 to 48 hours.