Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva will not be able to be present at the upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan from October 22 through 24 because of his health problems, but will take part in it via a video link, his press service said, Paralel.Az reports citing TASS.

"President Inacio Lula da Silva will not go to the summit in Kazan as his physician has temporarily banned him from long flights," it said.

According to Brazil’s Metropoles news portal, the Brazilian leader got into a home accident and bumped the back of his head. He was taken to the Sirio-Libanes hospital in Brasilia. "He was recommended to refrain from long flights to be able to focus on other tasks," the portal cited a press statement from th medical establishment.