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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was released from hospital on Sunday after undergoing surgery to stop a brain haemorrhage.
The 79-year-old president spoke alongside doctors at a news conference Sunday morning in a show that he is doing well after head surgery.
“I’m here alive, well, eager to work. And I’ll tell you something I said during the campaign. I’m 79 years old, I have the energy of 30 and the enthusiasm of 20 to build this country,” he said Lula
Lula’s medical team said the surgery went well and Lula will be able to walk and hold meetings while resting at his home in the city of Sao Paulo until Thursday.
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The leader’s doctors said international travel would be out of the question until further notice, but he could travel to the country’s capital, Brasilia, if all goes well in a medical.
The president also offered his first comments on the arrest Saturday of General Walter Braga Netto, a former member of President Jair Bolsonaro’s government and his 2022 running mate, in connection with the investigations. in an alleged coup. Lula has largely avoided commenting on the case because of ongoing investigations.
“It is not possible for us to accept a lack of respect for democracy, a lack of respect for the constitution. And it is not possible for us to accept that in a generous country like Brazil we have people of high military rank planning the death of a president , his vice president and president of the supreme electoral court,” said Lula.
Braga Netto was indicted in November, along with Bolsonaro and 35 others, on charges of plotting a coup to keep Bolsonaro in office after his failed 2022 re-election bid.
The prosecution has not yet filed formal charges against Braga Netto. His arrest was related to allegations of obstructing the collection of evidence, the Federal Police said in a statement.
