BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled a trip to the United Nations COP16 summit in Colombia, his office said on Friday, following medical advice after he suffered a head injury last weekend.
Lula underwent fresh medical exams on Friday, which showed he is in “stable” condition after a fall that cause trauma to the back of his head, requiring stitches and resulting in a small brain hemorrhage.
He had already been forced to cancel a trip to Russia for a summit of the BRICS group of major emerging markets.
According to a medical report, Lula is cleared to perform his duties in Brasilia and will undergo new tests within five days. The leftist leader was scheduled to travel on Monday to Colombia.
(Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu; writing by Luana Maria Benedito; editing by Gabriel Araujo)
