Lula suffered a blow to the back of the head / Photo: Courtesy
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, canceled this Sunday his trip to Russia to attend the BRICS leadership due to “medical guidance” and after suffering a “domestic accident” in which he hit his head, government sources reported. and hospitable.
The Brazilian Presidency stated in a statement that it was decided to cancel the trip due to a “temporary impediment for long-term flights,” but that Lula will participate by videoconference in the meeting, which is being held between October 22 and 24 in the city. Russian from Kazan.
The president, who is 78 years old, suffered a wound on Saturday in the back of his head, which led him to be admitted to the Sírio-Libanês Hospital in Brasilia, according to a medical report that does not go into further details. .
Despite not going to the summit, the Government clarified that the president will carry out a “normal” work agenda in the capital next week.
The meeting in Kazan, hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is scheduled to receive more than 30 heads of state and government.
The BRICS, whose original members were Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, are in full expansion, after including four more countries this year: Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia.
During the meeting, the leaders of the member countries must define what the criteria will be for other nations to be part of the bloc as associates.
Brazil wants two of the criteria to be, for example, not supporting economic sanctions applied without UN authorization and defending the reform of the Security Council, according to diplomatic sources in the country.
Brasilia / EFE
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