Brazil's Lula says he's well after brain bleed surgery

The 79-year-old says he is "I am here, alive, whole" after emergency surgery this week.

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The 79-year-old appeared alongside his medical team at a news conference at Sírio-Libanês hospital in São Paulo.

"This here is not an interview, this is simply a session to say thanks. To thank, firstly, God, who has looked after me in a very generous manner," he said.

Lula was taken to hospital on Monday after he had complained of a severe headache.

Doctors performed a craniotomy on the president, a procedure in which part of the bone is surgically removed from the skull to treat the bleed and relieve the pressure. The bone is then replaced.

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