Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was rushed to Sao Paulo overnight for emergency surgery to drain a bleed on his brain linked to a fall in October, a medical note published by the government said on Tuesday. The operation was successful and the 79-year-old Lula is "well" and being monitored in the intensive care unit, the note said. Lula had an MRI scan, which detected an intracranial hemorrhage, and he was transferred to Sao Paulo for surgery at the Sirio Libanes Hospital. Tests in early November showed his condition was stable and Lula remained active, recently travelling to Montevideo to discuss a Mercosur trade deal. Brazil's Labor Minister Luiz Marinho was among the first politicians to wish Lula a swift and full recovery on social media platform X.

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Persons: Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Lula, Luiz Marinho Organizations: American, Brazil's Labor Locations: Planalto, Brasilia, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Montevideo, Mercosur, Russia, Kazan