Doctors say Brazil's Lula is recovering after surgery for a brain bleed

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive care unit after undergoing unplanned surgery for a brain bleed, doctors said Tuesday.

The procedure was performed after the 79-year-old leftist leader suffered complications resulting from a fall at home in October, doctors said.

“He is in a stable condition, talking normally and eating. He will remain under observation for the next few days,” Dr. Roberto Kalil with the Sirio-Libanes hospital in Sao Paulo told a press conference.

There will be no aftereffects, doctors said, adding that Lula expected to return to the capital, Brasilia, at the beginning of next week. Until then, he will not be working, they said.