Brazilian president Lula alert, ’progressed well’ since intracranial surgery

The leftist leader complained of a headache before an MRI showed he was suffering from an intracranial hemorrhage

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is alert and has “progressed well” since undergoing intracranial surgery for bleeding that put pressure on his brain, the hospital treating him said on Wednesday.

Lula, 79, remains under observation in intensive care in the Hospital Sirio-Libanes in São Paulo after the emergency operation carried out on Tuesday. His doctors have said he should be released next week.