Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been discharged from hospital after undergoing emergency surgery for a brain bleed, doctors said. The 79-year-old appeared alongside his medical team at a news conference at Sírio-Libanês hospital in São Paulo.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been discharged from the Sunday after undergoing surgery to stop a brain bleed.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has undergone a second procedure to stop a brain bleed. His doctors said the president is awake and is expected to leave the Sao Paulo hospital and return to Brasilia at the beginning of next week.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was discharged Sunday from a Sao Paulo hospital following emergency surgery last week to treat an intracranial hemorrhage.Lula will remain in Sao Paulo until Thursday,

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to undergo a blood test later on Saturday as he remains hospitalized in semi-intensive care, according to a medical bulletin, as he recovers from surgeries earlier this week.