O President Lula canceled his trip to Russia after suffering an accident at home. Fell at home and received a cut to the back of the headaccording to a medical bulletin published by the Sírio-Libanês Hospital in Brazil this Sunday (20).
The cut was not serious, but the president needed stitches. As a precaution, cardiologist Roberto Kalil Filho advised Lula not to undertake long journeys.
“After evaluation by the medical team, he was advised to avoid long-haul air travel and to be able to carry out his other activities. He remains under the supervision of a medical team, under the care of Prof. Dr. Roberto Kalil Filho and Dr. Ana Helena Germoglio,” Sirio-Libanes’ bulletin said.
In Russia, Lula will participate in the BRICS summit. “The President will participate in the BRICS meeting via video conference and there will be a normal work schedule this week in Brazil, at the Palácio do Planalto,” informed the Presidency of the Republic.
Lula was due to board this Sunday afternoon from Brasilia Air Base. The event in Russia starts next Tuesday (22). The government did not say whether the trip of Ministers Mauro Vieira (Foreign Affairs) and Alexander Silveira (Mines and Energy) is maintained.
The information is from g1