FILE - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for reelection, smiles during a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Physician Roberto Kalil from the Sirio-Libanes Hospital gives a news conference about the health of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is receiving treatment in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The back of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's head shows stitches resulting from a fall, during an event at Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

The main entrance of the Sirio-Libanes hospital where Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is receiving medical treatment in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)