Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has undergone a procedure 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.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent a second procedure on Thursday morning following his emergency brain surgery earlier this week, his doctor said, adding the operation was successful.

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 79-year-old President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was in "stable" condition after emergency surgery Tuesday for an intracranial hemorrhage and should leave the hospital next week, his doctors said.

Outside Sirio-Libanes Hospital as Brazil’s president Lula undergoes a new procedure Exterior of Sirio-Libanes Hospital where Brazil’s president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo a new procedure to complement the surgery he went through this week to drain a bleed on his brain.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo another operation Thursday to "minimize the risk of future bleeding" in an area under his skull that received emergency surgery this week, his doctor said.