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.

Hospital treating da Silva, one of Latin America’s leading leftists, said the 79-year-old is in a stable condition in ICU.

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.