Brazil's President Lula in ICU after successful brain surgery
TL;DR
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering well after undergoing surgery to treat a brain bleed caused by a fall in October. The 79-year-old leader had a craniotomy at Sírio-Libanês hospital in São Paulo and is in stable condition, conscious, and without any brain injury. Lula is expected to return to Brasília next week, with Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin temporarily handling some presidential duties.
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