Lula alert, 'progressed well' since intracranial surgery

Lula, 79, remains under observation in intensive care in the Hospital Sirio-Libanes in Sao Paulo following the emergency operation carried out on Tuesday. His doctors have said he should be released next week. Lula "has progressed well in the immediate post-operation phase, without incident," the hospital said in a public medical update. "He is alert, engaged, conversing and spent the night well," it said. The president was taken from Brasilia to the Sao Paulo hospital late Monday after complaining of a headache...