In the picture the President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | Photo: Ricardo Stuckert / PR
The President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), meets this Tuesday (28) with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohamed bin Salman, at the Al Yamamah Royal Palace. The two had already met at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, In September. The PT member also has business events this Tuesday.
Mohamed bin Salman is a controversial figure, including in connection with the government of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL). He was responsible for presenting former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro with a jewelry set worth R$5.6 million, a gesture that sparked investigations since the previous government had allegedly tried to import these goods into Brazil without declaring them.
In addition, Bin Salman is also suspected of involvement in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018. The journalist had published reports critical of the prince in the USA.
Back abroad
Lula is in yours first international trip after surgery which he did on September 29th. He will travel through Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, where he will attend COP 28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Dubai. Lula will travel to Germany before returning to Brazil to attend the Mercosur summit scheduled for December 7 in Rio de Janeiro.
He underwent two surgical procedures. The most important procedure was a total hip arthroplasty (right side) to relieve pain caused by osteoarthritis, correct deformities and restore joint mobility.. During the operation, the “sick” joint where the leg rests against the pelvis was replaced with an artificial prosthesis.
During the procedure, the femoral head and acetabulum were replaced with ceramic implants. To do this, part of the bone had to be cut off in order to install the prosthesis. The president was intubated and given general anesthesia because the operation was considered invasive and complex. The other surgery was blepharoplasty, a procedure on the eyelids to remove excess skin..
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