Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was released from hospital on Sunday after undergoing surgery to stop a brain bleed.
The 79-year-old president spoke with doctors at a press conference Sunday morning in a show that he was doing well after the head surgery.
“I'm here alive, well, with the courage to work. And I'll tell you something I used to say during the campaign. I'm 79 years old, I have the energy of 30 and the commitment to build this country,” said Lula.
Lula's medical team said the surgery went well and Lula will be able to walk and hold meetings while at home in the city of Sao Paulo until Thursday.
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The director's doctors said international travel would be out of the question until further notice, but he would be able to travel to the country's capital, Brasilia, if all goes well. in a medical exam.
The president also offered his first comments on the arrest of General Walter Braga Netto, a former member of the government of President Jair Bolsonaro and his running mate in 2022, in connection with investigations. into an alleged coup plot. Lula has largely avoided commenting on the case due to ongoing investigations.
“We cannot accept disrespect for democracy, disrespect for the constitution. And we cannot accept that people in a generous country like Brazil have people with a high military rank planning the death of a head – sitting, vice president. president and presiding judge 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.
Prosecutors have yet to file formal charges against Braga Netto. His arrest was related to allegations of obstructing the collection of evidence, the Federal Police said in a statement.
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