Lula is discharged from hospital and assures that he will now be able to return to work normally

by Laura Richards – Editor-in-Chief

2024-12-15‍ 18:15:00

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The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, returned home⁤ confident that he is in good health and‌ can return to work normally. He stated this after being discharged this Sunday, after almost a week of hospitalization where he had undergone emergency surgery to drain a hematoma ‍on his skull.

“I need to feel comfortable for ‍at least 60 days or so. But I can go back to work normally. I will stay at home until Thursday in sao Paulo,” ‌said Lula, appearing unexpectedly at a press conference organized by his medical team at the Syro-Lebanese hospital in Sao Paulo.


I need to stay silent for at least ⁤60 days or so. But‌ I’m calm, I feel good




Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaPresident of Brazil


The⁣ president appeared at the press conference wearing a hat to hide‍ the bandage on his​ head

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Shortly before the president appeared at the press conference, wearing a hat to hide the bandage on his ​head, the team led by doctors‍ Roberto Kalil ​Filho and Ana ⁢Helena Germoglio reported that the president had been discharged from hospital.

Lula has recovered well and can resume normal work​ activities, but must avoid ⁢long-distance flights, the medical team stressed.

He is also expected to undergo a CT scan on ‍Thursday before returning⁢ to the capital, Brasilia.

Lula, 79, underwent emergency surgery early Tuesday morning to drain⁢ a hematoma on his skull, the ‍result of a​ domestic ⁢accident in October, when⁤ he⁤ fell ⁣in the bathroom of the Alvorada Palace and hit his head.

On Thursday, ​the ​president underwent‌ an ⁣operation complementary to the surgery to prevent further bleeding at the site. According to his​ medical team,​ after the surgery, the possibility of Lula having a new haemorrhage in the skull ⁢is “statistically insignificant”.

Lula said he‌ only realized the ​severity of what had happened to him after speaking to the medical team after Tuesday’s‌ operation.‌ “But I’m calm, I feel good,” he remarked.

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