Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent emergency surgery to drain a bleed on his brain. The leftist leader is recovering in an intensive care unit following the operation. According to The Guardian, he will undergo another operation to “minimize the risk of future bleeding.” President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is awake and conscious after undergoing an emergency brain surgery that adds to the delicate political moment he faces in Brazil (Translation via AP) https://t.co/dGuuBAevG5 pic.twitter.com/MQ87GFiArh — Bloomberg (@business) December 10, 2024 From The Guardian: Lula, 79, is expected to undergo the “complementary” procedure on Thursday , his medical team said on Wednesday. The minimally invasive procedure is called middle meningeal artery embolization and aims to reduce bleeding and prevent the accumulation of blood between the brain and the skull. “There is a small possibility that in the future, the small arteries of the meninges could still cause minor bleeding,” Lula’s personal doctor, Dr Roberto Kalil Filho told reporters. “So this complementary procedure to the surgical procedure is to minimise the risk of this happening in the future.” Kalil said that the “relatively simple and low risk”, non-surgery procedure would be carried out on Thursday morning and would take about an hour. Kalil reiterated that the president’s first surgery had been carried out without complications and said that the president’s recovery has been “excellent”. Brazil's President Lula to undergo a new surgery after initial procedure for brain bleed https://t.co/6iMlzFQ1qy — CTV National News (@CTVNationalNews) December 11, 2024 Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will go through another medical procedure on Thursday morning following brain surgery earlier this week, Hospital Sirio-Libanes said https://t.co/T9oYAOrdWC — Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 11, 2024 Per NBC News: The surgery was successful, and Lula is “well” and being monitored in the intensive care unit of Sírio-Libanês hospital in Sao Paulo, in southeastern Brazil, a translation of the medical note said. He was transferred from the capital, Brasilia, where he had an MRI scan Monday, it added. Earlier this year, Lula fell at home and was left with a visible cut on the back of his head, just above his neck. Doctors believe the two incidents are linked, according to a translation of the hospital’s medical report. The earlier accident forced Lula to cancel his planned trip for the BRICS summit in Kazan, a city in southwest Russia, his office said in a statement at the time. Doctors will hold a news conference Tuesday to provide further details, the statement Tuesday said. WATCH: