Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to run for a fourth term in October elections

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to run for a fourth term in October elections

 Odd ANDERSEN

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent surgery Friday that removed a lesion on his scalp, less than six months before the presidential elections.

The lesion -- clearly visible in recent weeks -- was a basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, said dermatologist Cristina Abdalla, who led the procedure at the Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Sao Paulo.

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