Lula Faces Ongoing Risk of Intracranial Bleeding After Domestic Accident, Doctors Urge Further Testing

[Judi Lynn]

2. Brazil's Lula says head injury 'serious,' with update from doctors in coming days

Tuesday, 22 Oct 2024 8:40 AM MYT

BRASILIA, Oct 22 — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the head injury he suffered from a fall at home over the weekend was “serious” and that doctors expect to have a clear view on its severity in three or four days, according to a phone call published by an ally yesterday.

The president’s injury forced him to cancel a trip to Russia for a summit of the BRICS group of major emerging markets being held in Kazan, following medical advice to temporarily avoid long-haul flights.

A source from Brazil’s government told Reuters Lula was not aware the conversation about his injury would be released on social media. The presidential palace declined to comment on the video.

Lula’s fall at home on Saturday caused “great” trauma to the back of his head, requiring stitches for the injury and resulting in a “small brain hemorrhage” in the temporal-frontal region, his doctor Roberto Kalil previously said.

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