Brazil’s President Lula to undergo a new surgery after initial procedure for brain bleed

Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Doctors say Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will undergo another surgery on Thursday. The minimally invasive procedure that doctors will perform on Lula is called middle meningeal artery embolization and aims to stop persistent bleeding on the surface of the brain, according to the University of California San Francisco’s definition. On Tuesday, the 79-year-old leader underwent surgery for a brain bleed after suffering complications resulting from a fall at home in October. Doctors had told journalists after the operation that Lula would remain in intensive care for 48 hours. But doctors on Wednesday said he would undergo another surgery on Thursday.