Brazilian President Lula is discharged from hospital after surgery for a brain hemorrhage Politics news

Doctors say the leftist leader has been given permission to work while recovering at home after being taken to hospital last week.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been discharged from hospital after undergoing emergency surgery to treat a brain hemorrhage.

The 79-year-old Brazilian president made brief comments upon his release on Sunday, days after his release. He rushed To the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in São Paulo after suffering from a headache.

“I’m here alive, all right, and I’m willing to work. And I’ll tell you something I used to say during the election campaign. I’m 79 years old, and I have the energy of a 30-year-old and the enthusiasm of a 20-year-old to build this country,” Lula said.

Doctors said Lula would continue his recovery at his home in Sao Paulo. He will be able to walk and hold meetings, but has been advised against international travel at this time.

The medical team said the leftist leader should be able to travel locally, including to the capital, Brasilia, after further evaluation.

Lola submitted Two surgeries While he was in the hospital, both aimed to block blood flow in parts of his brain to prevent bleeding. His personal physician had described the procedures as “routine” and “minimally invasive,” requiring only sedation rather than sedation.

Neurologist Rogerio Toma said last week that Lola’s scan results were “normal.”

Lula, who was sworn in as president in early 2023, suffered trauma to the back of his head after a fall at his home in October. At that time he received several stitches. He cut back on travel after the fall.

“Disrespect for democracy”

Speaking on Sunday, the president also gave his first response to the matter arrest General Walter Braga Neto, in connection with investigations into an alleged coup plot.

Braga Neto, who was defense minister in right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro’s government as well as former vice president in the 2022 elections, was arrested on Saturday after being detained. Officially accused last month along with 35 others — including Bolsonaro himself — for allegedly planning a coup to keep the former president in power after he loses re-election in 2022.

“It is not possible for us to accept disrespect for democracy and disrespect for the constitution,” Lula said.

“It is not possible for us to accept that in a generous country like Brazil, we have people with high military ranks planning to kill the president, his vice president, and the president of the Supreme Electoral Court,” Lula said.

Prosecutors have not yet brought formal charges against Braga Neto, although authorities said his arrest was linked to allegations that he was obstructing the collection of evidence.