Hospital Says Lula Recovering Well After Follow-Up on Removed Skin Cancer

Overview

• President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who returned to Hospital Sírio‑Libanês on Monday, was reported in a bulletin to be recovering as expected with no complications and cleared to keep his usual activities.
• The lesion removed from his scalp was a basal cell carcinoma, the most common skin cancer linked to sun exposure, which doctors say rarely spreads.
• He remains under follow-up by teams led by cardiologist Roberto Kalil Filho and infectious disease specialist Ana Helena Germoglio at the São Paulo hospital.
• The April 24 procedure to remove the lesion, along with a right‑wrist infiltration for tenosynovitis, was performed without incident after being scheduled for more than a month.
• Lula’s public agenda in São Paulo on Tuesday remains intact, including a construction industry forum and the launch of a credit line for app‑based drivers and taxi drivers.