Lula to Have New Medical Procedure Following Brain Surgery

  • New procedure to be carried out on Thursday morning: hospital
  • President Lula had emergency operation earlier in week

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Photographer: Andressa Anholete/Bloomberg
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Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will go through another medical procedure on Thursday following brain surgery earlier this week, Hospital Sirio-Libanes said in a statement as doubts swirl about his health.

Lula will be submitted to an embolization of the meningeal artery, the hospital said in a statement on Wednesday. The president’s doctor, Roberto Kalil, told reporters after the statement was released that the procedure is low-risk and intended to prevent future bleeding.