Lula's Neck Injury Forces BRICS Summit Change

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva canceled his trip to Russia for the BRICS summit due to a neck injury from an accident at home. He will attend via videoconference and continue work in Brasilia. Doctors advised against long-distance travel but allowed other activities.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, aged 78, called off his planned trip to the BRICS summit in Russia due to a neck injury. An at-home accident led doctors to recommend against long-distance travel.

The summit, scheduled in Kazan, will now see Lula participating via videoconference, allowing him to continue his presidential duties from the capital, Brasilia.

His medical team at Hospital Sirio Libanês in Sao Paulo will monitor his recovery closely, although the causes behind the injury remain undisclosed.