The president () complained about conversations with ministers throughout this Monday (9), according to a report from one of them. One of the president’s interlocutors said that the PT member was already showing discomfort during the afternoon.
At night, after examinations, he was transferred to the São Paulo unit to . He underwent a craniotomy to drain the hematoma, which was successful, according to a medical bulletin released by the institution.
In October, the PT member suffered a fall in the bathroom of the Palácio da Alvorada. He was treated and had stitches. The bleeding now occurs almost two months later as a result of the domestic accident.
Fall in the bathroom (19.Oct)
He is admitted to the Sírio Libanês hospital in Brasília after falling in the bathroom and hitting his head. According to reports, the PT member was sitting on a bench and slipped.
The accident occurred on Saturday night, when Lula and first lady Rosângela da Silva, known as Janja, were finalizing preparations for the trip to Russia. Lula went to the hospital, received stitches on the back of his head, returned to his official residence, at Palácio da Alvorada, and the next day returned for further tests.
Start of recovery (Oct 21)
Lula spends the following days at Palácio da Alvorada, without an official agenda. Initially, when it released a statement about the domestic accident, Secom (Secretariat of Communication) informed that Lula would be dispatched to Planalto that week, but assistants said that he chose to stay at the official residence.
First agenda (Oct 25)
Lula participates in the . The medical bulletin points to a new situation of stability. Although it does not explicitly state that there are restrictions, the document highlights that the president is “able to carry out his work routine in Brasília”.
Bolsonaro disdains accident (Oct 27)
The former president () states that it resulted in stitches on the head of the current president.
In Goiânia to support his candidate in the municipal elections, Bolsonaro claims that Lula suffered a “mandrake accident” to avoid meeting with dictator Nicolás Maduro at Brics — mandrake, among other meanings, is a slang used to refer to criminals and forgers.
Lula talks about accident (06.nov)
that the fall he suffered in the bathroom resulted in a “very hard hit” to his head and that he thought he “had cracked his brain”.
The PT member emphasizes that he will continue to undergo periodic MRI exams and is also taking many medications for prevention. And he also adds that he considers hitting the head to be a very serious problem.
“I fell from where I should never have fallen. See, I arrived at 4:30 pm on Saturday, at home, coming from São Paulo and I sat down to cut my nail, I cut my nail, I filed my nail, sitting on a stool that I always sat on . And behind the bench I was sitting on there is the mirror, the drawers where they store things and a large hydromassage, 1.5 meters high. I was sitting”, he describes.
Hemorrhage and surgery (09.dec)
and, after tests carried out at the Sírio-Libanês hospital, in Brasília, he was transferred to the São Paulo unit for emergency surgery. After the procedure, he is taken to the ICU, where he remains under observation.
He underwent a craniotomy to drain the hematoma, which was successful, according to a medical bulletin released by the institution. The PT member is treated by doctors Roberto Kalil Filho and neurosurgeon Marcos Stavale and is under the care of infectious disease specialist Ana Helena Germoglio.
