Lula seems match at Alvorada Palace after home accident
Lula met with Celso Amorim on the Alvorada Palace
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reported to have been very lively Monday on the Alvorada Palace following Saturday’s home accident that prevented him from touring to the BRICS Summit beginning Tuesday in Kazan, Russia.
Lula held a gathering with International Affairs Advisor Celson Amorim. We reveiewed the nationwide and worldwide agenda for the approaching days, Lula defined. International Minister Mauro Viera was representing Brazil at Kazan, the place the pinnacle of state will however be collaborating telematically. Earlier than departing, Vieira conferred with Lula on Sunday.
Lula slipped whereas within the lavatory on Saturday and hit his head, which required him to put on 5 stitches. Though at no level did he lose consciousness, he was rushed to the Sírio Libanês Hospital, the place physicians suggested him towards long-haul air journey. The primary medical additionally talked about a blunt damage within the occipital area. After the incident, Lula’s private doctor Physician Roberto Khalil assisted him by the procedures Saturday and in addition Sunday when he returned to the hospital for additional testing after staying the night time at house.
Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha mentioned that at no time, did [Lula] have any type of lack of conscience or disorientation throughout his encounter with Amorim, who has additionally served as International Minister in Lula’s earlier presidencies.
It’s but unknown whether or not Lula might be flying to Cali, Colombia, for the the United Nations convention on Biodiversity (COP16). The president is, alternatively, anticipated to vote in Sao Paulo’s municipal runoff subsequent Sunday.
I need to ship a message of tranquility, that the journey was canceled by medical resolution to keep up this remark, to keep away from a really lengthy journey, it’s a number of hours of journey to the place the Brics assembly is, I used to be going to work in a special time zone, Padilha was quoted by Agencia Brasil as saying.
In the meantime, in Kazan, BRICS leaders plan to debate the mechanism for granting membership to the group, which is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -hence its acronym- in addition to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Iran. The bloc represents virtually half of the world’s inhabitants, 40% of worldwide oil manufacturing and round 25% of products exports. Argentina had already been slated to affix on Jan. 1 this yr beneath former President Alberto Fernández however ultimately declined the chance as soon as Javier Milei’s Libertarian administration took over on Dec. 10, 2023.
Though nonetheless not a member, Venezuela is represented at Kazan by Government Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and International Minister Yván Gil. United Nations Secretary-Normal António Guterres could be collaborating, in keeping with some uncorroborated reviews.
