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.