The president () called ministers and left his room in the ICU (Intensive Treatment Unit) at Hospital Sírio-Libanês, in São Paulo, after emergency surgery.
The Chief Executive’s medical recommendation was to rest and, as is customary in a situation like this, he remains in the ward with greater care. Despite this, Lula continued to be active, albeit at a slower pace.
He sanctioned, on Wednesday (11), the . The text was published in the Official Gazette of the Union this Thursday.
The sanction occurred while he was recovering from surgery and before the complementary procedure, which was carried out this morning. As the signature is electronic, he was able to do it with a cell phone or notebook.
The law also authorizes the Union to establish limits on the emission of greenhouse gases in the country.
The text creates rules for the market, to be called SBCE (Brazilian Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading System), and will be applied to activities that annually produce more than 10 thousand tCO2e (tons of carbon dioxide equivalent).
According to palace assistants, simpler topics, which require less discussion, continued to be taken to the president to make demands flow.
As Lula does not have a cell phone, he has been using the first lady’s phone, who accompanies him in the ICU. The wing only allows family visits, although members of the Presidency also went to São Paulo.
While there, his ministers remain in Brasília negotiating the spending cut package with Congress and the release of parliamentary amendments. The project was under the care of (Civil House), (Institutional Relations), (Treasury) and Jorge Messias ().
Most ministers have said they avoid looking for him, to let him rest. To hear about his progress, they have been sending messages to Janja or other members of the team, such as Valmir Moraes da Silva, his longtime security guard. But Padilha, for example, communicates with the medical team directly.
Even so, Lula has spoken to at least two ministers since he operated in the early hours of Tuesday (10): Rui Costa and .
The vice president received a call from Janja’s phone on Wednesday night. When he answered, it was the president on the line. They spent about an hour on the phone. Alckmin represented the head of the Executive at the Council meeting this Thursday.
During a speech at the opening of the collegiate meeting, he commented on the call. “Lula saved democracy in Brazil. Yesterday, Lula called me at the beginning of the night. I told him that there would be a Council meeting. He spoke about the importance of the Council and asked me to convey a hug to each one”, he said.
The head of the Civil House spoke via video call with Lula last night. This Thursday, he said on social media that he received a call from the president, “always very focused and excited, asking for updates on the day and on the government’s agenda in Congress.”
“After reporting on all the referrals, I took the opportunity to reinforce that we are hoping for a great recovery. With faith in God, we will soon have our president in Brasília and he also can’t wait to get back to his work routine”, he added.
Janja said on social media that she and the president are sure that in “a few more days this page will be turned and he will be fully recovered.” “He’s doing really well and we’ll be home soon.”
