Marina Silva Discharged After L4 Vertebra Fracture From Home Accident

Overview

• Silva, 67, felt sudden lower-back pain on Dec. 3 while moving plant pots at her residence in Brasília and was taken to Hospital Brasília.
• A CT scan identified a slight fracture of the L4 vertebra, and she was medicated for pain before being released Wednesday night to recover at home.
• Her care at Hospital Brasília was handled by clinicians Leonardo Coelho and Eder Malta and orthopedist Isaias Azevedo, according to official notes.
• The Environment and Climate minister is on vacation this week after returning from COP30 in Belém.
• The ministry said her agenda should not be directly impacted since she will follow commitments remotely, with a São Paulo honor ceremony having been slated for Thursday.