The president won’t be able to attend the occasion in particular person because of a head harm
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won’t be able to journey to Russia for the annual BRICS assembly because of an harm he sustained earlier this week.
The three-day summit in Russia’s fifth-largest metropolis of Kazan will begin on Tuesday. Lula was anticipated to fulfill with presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China on the sidelines of the occasion. Brazilian International Minister Mauro Vieira will attend the convention as an alternative.
“President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in accordance with medical recommendation, is not going to be touring to the BRICS summit in Kazan because of a brief obstacle to long-distance flights,” his workplace stated in a short assertion on Sunday. It added that Lula would take part within the occasion by videoconference and return to his regular schedule later within the week.
The 78-year-old veteran politician was hospitalized after being injured in an unspecified incident at his residence on Saturday. Based on an announcement from the Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Sao Paulo, the president acquired blunt trauma to the again of the top. Based on native media, he had slipped in his toilet.
“After examination by the medical group, he was suggested to keep away from long-distance flights,” the hospital stated. The president has since been discharged and returned residence.
BRICS was initially based in 2006 by Russia, China, India, and Brazil to spice up commerce and investments into one another’s economies. The group ultimately grew to incorporate 9 members and expanded its agenda to safety and different world points.
“The BRICS have a novel probability to form the trajectory of world growth,” Lula stated final yr. “Our nations collectively symbolize a 3rd of the world financial system.”
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