Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday cancelled his trip to Russia for the Brics summit, following medical advice to temporarily avoid long-haul flights after a head injury at home that caused a minor brain haemorrhage.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has canceled his trip to Russia for a BRICS summit after an accident at home that left him with a cut in the neck.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva suffered a head injury, which forced him to cancel his trip to the city of Kazan, the aggressor country of russia, for the