STORY: Brazil's president doing well after brain surgery, says doctor
SHOOTING TIME: Dec 10, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:51
LOCATION: SAO PAULO, Brazil
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the press conference
2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): ROBERTO KALIL, Medical team member
3. recent footage of Lula

STORYLINE:

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is in good condition after brain surgery, speaking and eating normally with no lasting effect expected, the Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Sao Paulo said Tuesday morning at a press conference.
   
Dr. Roberto Kalil, a medical team member, said Lula regained consciousness after the surgery and is doing well, with normal speech and eating functions. He added that the president will remain under intensive care for 48 hours and is expected to return to Brasilia early next week.

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): ROBERTO KALIL, Medical team member
"If everything goes well, he should return to Brasilia at the beginning of next week."
   
Lula had an MRI scan late on Monday after suffering a headache. He was then transferred to the hospital for surgery, which lasted about two hours, to drain the hematoma between his brain and the skull, with no damage to the brain.
   
Doctors said the bleeding was linked to Lula's fall in October when he slipped in the bathroom and received five stitches to close the wound on the back of his head.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
(XHTV)