Brazil, pres. Lula da Silva is in stable condition after undergoing cranial drainage surgery

*The recovery of the Brazilian pres.is now advancing *He is about 24 to 48 hours of post-operative rest

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00:00In the same context, President Luis Ignacio da Silva's medical team confirmed that he's

00:04in stable condition after a cranial drainage surgery.

00:07Let's listen to the coverage of our colleague Ignacio Lemus from Sao Paulo.

00:18Greetings studios.

00:20The medical team of President Lula da Silva has given statements at the Syrian Lebanese

00:24hospital.

00:26During a press conference, it was stated that the president is conscious, he eats, talks

00:31normally and that he will not have sequelae of the surgery performed during this early

00:35morning at that hospital.

00:37During Monday's day, Lula had felt headaches and was later registered with the Syrian Lebanese

00:41hospital in Brasilia.

00:44An advance of a hemorrhage in his head, in the cranial region.

00:47Because of that, he was transferred to the Syrian Lebanese hospital in Sao Paulo and

00:52here an operation was performed to drain that liquid from his head, to drain that hematoma.

00:57The truth is that the recovery of the Brazilian president is now advancing.

01:02He will remain, the doctors pointed out, under observation for the next few hours.

01:07He also made statements.

01:09The chief minister of the Brazilian Ministry of Communication, Paulo Pimenta, stated that

01:14President Lula da Silva was well and that this type of operation is a simple operation.

01:20He has about 24 to 48 hours of post-operative rest and maintenance of an observation situation

01:26for President Lula da Silva.

01:28So, everything is moving forward calmly, the doctors pointed out.

01:32And President Lula da Silva is stable after this surgery performed in the Syrian Lebanese

01:37hospital.