Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was “awake and talking” following a scheduled medical procedure two days after having emergency brain surgery, according to his doctor.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will undergo a new procedure on Thursday following up on an unplanned surgery earlier this week for a brain bleed, doctors said. The minimally invasive procedure aims to stop persistent bleeding on the surface of the brain.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva underwent a procedure Thursday morning to stop persistent bleeding on the surface of his brain, following an unplanned head surgery earlier this week, his doctors told reporters in Sao Paulo.