Periodic evaluation of President Lula finds no changes

On Tuesday, November 3, Lula underwent a periodic check in the capital of São Paulo, at the Sírio-Libanês facility. According to Reuters, the follow-up was already scheduled. According to InfoMoney, Lula was admitted to the hospital in the afternoon.

According to InfoMoney, Secom stated that the exams had been scheduled for after the elections. The hospital reported late on the night of November 3 that the results were normal.

The medical bulletin, cited by Reuters and Money Times, records that all tests are normal and that Lula is following his usual work schedule. The team accompanying the president is made up of doctors Roberto Kalil Filho and Ana Helena Germoglio. InfoMoney describes Lula as re-elected president.

Two treatments from April 24 are also mentioned: an infiltration for tendonitis in the right thumb and a skin lesion on the scalp that was removed. The texts consulted do not relate these procedures to this week's exam.

For those who follow public accounts, the bulletin reassures, but does not end the discussion. What weighs on the economy is the fiscal trajectory, spending discipline and the predictability of rules, issues that are independent of the health of any government official.

What changes for the investor

News about the health of a head of government usually affects the market when it raises doubts about the conduct of the political agenda. With the bulletin unchanged and the work routine maintained, this type of immediate uncertainty tends to be limited. This is not a price prediction or a suggestion to buy or sell. Those who invest in the stock market, interest rates and the dollar continue to depend on fiscal decisions, the evolution of inflation and monetary policy, and these are the factors that should guide the analysis.

Automatically translated from Portuguese.