The president (PT), 80, underwent cauterization to remove a build-up of skin on the top of his head. The PT member appeared with a black spot due to the burn resulting from the procedure during an event at Palácio do Planalto this Wednesday (11).
Lula had keratosis on his scalp and an accumulation of skin in the region. The procedure, which lasted just over a minute, was carried out on Sunday night (8), in .
Since then, Lula has fulfilled his agenda in the state while wearing a hat. The procedure was only reported by Secom (Presidency Communication Secretariat) this Wednesday.
Keratosis is a skin problem that is usually caused by excessive exposure to the sun. The removal procedure took place while the president is still recovering from what he went through at the end of January.
Lula is 80 years old and had two significant spells in the hospital during the current government: at the end of 2023 and, at the end of 2024, he was rushed to hospital because of a .
In the coming days, Lula will have an intense schedule due to Carnival commitments. The prospect is that the president will go to Recife on Saturday morning and head to Salvador in the afternoon.
On Sunday, he will follow the parade of the Acadêmicos de Niterói samba school, which is creating a plot in his honor this year.
