Former President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, has been hospitalised in Shanghai, China for vestibular neuritis, an inflammation of the nerve responsible for balance.
AFP reports that her team disclosed this on Tuesday.
The 77-year-old economist, who now leads the New Development Bank, was reportedly “responding well to treatment” and is expected to be discharged in a few days.
According to AFP, Rousseff was admitted to the Shanghai East International Medical Center on February 21 “due to a case of vestibular neuritis,” an inflammation of the nerve that controls balance.
Despite her hospitalisation, she has continued her work. She was appointed to head the NDB by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2023.
