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| Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has spent the night in hospital after being taken ill with high blood pressure, Brazilian media report. | Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has spent the night in hospital after being taken ill with high blood pressure, Brazilian media report. |
| Lula, 64, became ill after boarding a plane in the north-eastern city of Recife to fly to Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum. | |
| Presidency officials said he had felt "tired and indisposed". | |
| Local media say Lula is expected to be discharged later in the day but may still require more medical tests. | Local media say Lula is expected to be discharged later in the day but may still require more medical tests. |
| Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles will travel to Davos to represent Brazil. | Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles will travel to Davos to represent Brazil. |
| President Lula had spent Wednesday in Recife, following a busy agenda. | |
| The president had complained of a sore throat and a pain in his chest during the day and showed signs of high blood pressure as he was about to depart. | |
| Mr Lula's personal doctor, Cleber Ferreira, who advised that he be taken to hospital, said: "I took the president off the plane. He didn't fly on doctors' orders, but right until the last minute he wanted to travel." | |
| Mr Lula was due to become the first head of state to receive the World Economic Forum's new Global Statesmanship Award. |