The president () suffered a labyrinthis crisis on Monday (26) and had to undergo examinations at the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Brasilia, but is already at rest at the palace of Alvorada. The information was confirmed in a medical report released by the institution.
“President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva presented, on Monday, May 26, vertigo board, diagnosed with labyrinthitis. He performed image and blood tests at the Syrian-Lebanese hospital, Brasilia unit, all within normal,” says the note.
According to the hospital, he “is already in the palace of Alvorada, where he should remain at rest throughout the day.” The president is accompanied by the teams of doctors Roberto Kalil Filho and Ana Helena Germoglio.
Lula, 79, had a series of agendas on Monday afternoon at Planalto Palace, but canceled his commitments. The Presidency’s Secom (Secretariat of Social Communication) manifested the hospital report to the press.
According to Secom, the president presented vertigo after lunch and was attended by the coordinator general of the presidency health team, Ana Helena Germoglio. She recommended that the president undergo examinations and, around 3 pm, he went to the hospital. The petista remained at the scene for about two hours and, around 5 pm, returned to dawn.
Among the meetings of the official agenda was a conversation with the ministers (farm) and (Civil House). He also had meetings with Esther Dweck (Management) and Luciana Santos (Science and Technology) ministers, separately.
According to reports from a person familiar with the situation, there is no forecast to perform new exams and the petista can follow the activities of his agenda. This week, in addition to commitments in Brasilia, events are planned by the president in the states of Pernambuco, Paraíba, Paraná and Santa Catarina.
In February,. At that moment, Secom stated that it was an exam that the petista always does at the end of each year, but due to, it was chosen to postpone the exams.