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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ap Correspondent

Brazilian president Lula in ICU after emergency brain surgery

BRASIL-LULA - (AP)

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive-care unit after undergoing surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage, the Sirio-Libanes hospital said in a statement in the early hours of Tuesday.

The procedure was performed after the 79-year-old leftist leader felt headaches doctors believed resulted from a fall at home in October.

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