Hospital statement says Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had operation after a brain bleed was detected during MRI scan
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is recovering in intensive care having undergone surgery after a brain bleed was detected during an MRI scan.
A statement from 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. According to the NHS, a craniotomy is a surgery intervention during which a neurosurgeon temporarily removes part of the skull to remove a haematoma. Such surgery is usually performed under a general anaesthetic.
