The president (PT) will undergo cataract surgery this Friday (30), informed the press office of the Presidency of the Republic. This Thursday (29) morning, the PT member underwent pre-operative exams.
Lula is 80 years old and had two relevant spells in the hospital during the current government: he underwent osteoarthritis surgery at the end of 2023 and, at the end of 2024, he was rushed to hospital because of intracranial bleeding.
It was on September 29, 2023, in Brasília. The PT member had one on the right side of his hip to eliminate pain he had felt there for months. He had spent the 2022 presidential campaign and the first months of 2023 complaining about his pain to allies.
Then, on December 10, 2024, the president underwent a more delicate procedure. He was hastily subjected to a . The bleeding was the result of a .
The risks taken by the PT member in this episode were greater. He fell ill at Palácio do Planalto and was emergency removed to São Paulo.
Upon leaving the hospital after treating the bleeding, Lula said that he only realized the severity of the episode after the operation. “I only became aware of the severity after the surgery was completed, after the head was new,” he declared. “I never think I’m going to die, but I’m afraid”, .
