SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo a new procedure on Thursday (Dec 12) morning to complement the surgery he went through this week to drain a bleed on his brain, the hospital said on Wednesday in a medical update that stressed he was doing well.

Doctors operated on the leftist leader for about two hours on Tuesday to drain bleeding between his brain and meningeal membrane, which doctors said was linked to a late October fall at his home.

Thursday's endovascular procedure will help minimise the risk of future bleeding, his personal doctor, Roberto Kalil Filho, told reporters on Wednesday.

Doctors will hold a press conference following Thursday's surgery, the hospital said.

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