Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 78, has cancelled his deliberate journey to Russia for the upcoming BRICS summit following an accident at house that resulted in a neck harm, his workplace confirmed on Sunday.
Lula had been scheduled to attend the summit in Kazan from Tuesday to Thursday, representing Brazil among the many bloc of growing economies.
Hospital Sirio Libanês in Sao Paulo acknowledged that medical doctors had suggested the president to keep away from long-distance journey, though he’s permitted to proceed different actions. Docs Roberto Kalil and Ana Heleno Germoglio will monitor Lula’s restoration carefully.
In a separate assertion, Brazil’s presidency confirmed that Lula will nonetheless take part within the summit by way of video convention and proceed working from Brasilia this week. The specifics of the accident and the character of his harm weren’t disclosed.
(with inputs from AP)
