Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is in the ICU of a hospital in Sao Paulo after undergoing a craniotomy to drain a subdural hematoma, Reuters reports. This hemorrhage is believed to be linked to a fall at his home on October 19, according to a medical statement released on Tuesday by the Brazilian government.
The surgery went smoothly, and Lula is "doing well" and is being monitored in the intensive care unit, the statement adds.
The procedure was performed after the 79-year-old leftist leader experienced headaches that doctors believed were a result of a fall at his home in October.
Lula canceled a trip to Russia for a BRICS summit after the accident, his office indicated at that time. The fall left him with a visible cut on the back of his head, slightly above the neck.