Brazil’s Lula undergoes brain surgery, stable in ICU

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Brazilian President Lula da Silva undergoes surgery in Sāo Paulo to drain a bleed on his brain linked to a fall at home in October.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/latin-america/brazil-lula-undergoes-brain-surgery-december-2024/

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00:00Brazilian President Lula da Silva undergoes surgery in São Paulo to drain a bleed on

00:06his brain linked to a fall at home in October.

00:09His doctors say the 79-year-old president is doing well and being monitored in the intensive

00:14care unit.

00:16Lula underwent an MRI late on Monday after suffering a headache which detected an intercranial

00:21hemorrhage.

00:23Lula fell at home in late October and suffered a small brain hemorrhage and trauma to the

00:27back of his head that required stitches.

00:30Tests in early November showed his condition had remained stable.

00:34The president's injury forced him to cancel a trip to Russia for a summit of the BRICS

00:38group of major emerging markets.

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