Brazil's President Lula Cancels Russia's BRICS Meeting... "Treating for Head Injury"

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Dásouva, the "Godfather of South America's Left," has canceled his attendance at the BRICS summit, which tends to be reorganized into a bloc of emerging economies and non-Western countries.

Brazil's presidential office announced on the 20th local time that "President Lula was hurt in an accident," and that "he decided to cancel his visit to Russia following medical advice to refrain from traveling long distances abroad."President

Lula received treatment to sew the back of his head in Brazil, the hospital said.

"President Lula will be with the BRICS leaders on an online video conference," Brazil's presidential office said, adding that it planned to work normally in Brasilia this week.

Initially, Lula planned to hold bilateral talks with Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Russia, respectively, local media reported.