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Brazil: Lula postpones the start of his visit to China due to mild pneumonia

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been forced to postpone until March 26, the start of his visit to China due to mild pneumonia, according to a message on the President's official Twitter account.

"The President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is in [the Brazilian municipality of] Alvorada after being examined last night at the Sírio-Libanês hospital. The President has mild pneumonia and, as a result, will postpone the start of his trip to China until Sunday [March 26]," reads the corresponding tweet.

As initially planned, Lula was to . . .

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