Brasília, Jan 30, 2026 (AFP) - Brazil's Lula discharged after cataract surgery

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2026-01-30

Brazil's 80-year-old president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was released from hospital Friday after undergoing cataract surgery on his left eye. The veteran leader's treatment passed "without incident", Brazil's presidency said in a statement. Lula left Brasilia's CBV Hospital de Olhos in a convoy shortly after 10 am local time, AFP observed. Lula is expected to spend Friday and the weekend at a presidential ranch on the outskirts of Brasilia and "......

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