Doctors say the leftist leader has been moved to work while he recovers at home after being rushed to hospital last week.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been released from hospital after emergency surgery to treat bleeding in his brain.
The 79-year-old Brazilian director delivered brief remarks on his release on Sunday, days after he was chase to the Syria-Lebanon Hospital in Sao Paulo after suffering a headache.
“I live here, well, with the desire to work. And I'll tell you something I used to say during the campaign. I am 79 years old, I have the energy of a 30-year-old man and the commitment of a 20-year-old man to build this country,” said Lula.
Doctors have said that Lula will continue to recover at his home in Sao Paulo. He will be able to walk and attend meetings, but has been advised against international travel at this time.
The medical team said the leftist leader should be able to travel at home, including the capital Brasilia, after further evaluation.
Lula sank two surgeries while in the hospital, the two aimed to block blood flow in parts of his brain to prevent hemorrhaging. His personal doctor had described the procedures as “routine” and “minimally invasive”, requiring only sedation rather than anesthesia.
His neurologist, Rogerio Tuma, said last week that Lula's test results were “normal”.
Lula, who was sworn in as president in early 2023, had suffered trauma to the back of his head after falling at his home in October. At that time he received several pieces. He stopped traveling after the fall.
'Disrespect for democracy'
Speaking on Sunday, the president also offered his first response to the arrest of General Walter Braga Netto, in connection with investigations into an alleged coup plot.
Braga Netto, who was the defense minister in the government of the right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro as well as the former leader's running mate in the 2022 election, was arrested on Saturday after being formally charged last month with 35 others – including Bolsonaro himself – allegedly plotting a coup to keep the former president in power after he loses re-election in 2022.
“We cannot accept disrespect for democracy, disrespect for the constitution,” said Lula.
“And we cannot accept that we have people in a generous country like Brazil, that we have people with a high military rank planning the death of a president, his vice president and the presiding judge of the Supreme Electoral Court,” said Lula.
Prosecutors have yet to file formal charges against Braga Netto, although authorities have said his arrest was related to allegations that he obstructed the collection of evidence.
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