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Ronaldo also visits Lula in the hospital.

After meeting with a series of politicians, the former president spends 30 minutes with the businessman and former player in Srio-Libans.

Ronaldo also visits Lula in the hospital (Photo: RICARDO STUCKERT/INSTITUTO LULA)

247 - Businessman and former soccer player Ronaldo Nazário added to the list of visitors received by former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Sírio-Libanês Hospital on Thursday, where Lula underwent a speech therapy session. The meeting, which began at noon, lasted about 30 minutes and must have offended the dozens of aspirants to the already famous meetings with the former president at Sírio-Libanês.

Since beginning treatment for laryngeal cancer—and subsequent pneumonia—Lula has received visits from political allies, such as the PT's pre-candidate for mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad, and the government leader in the Senate, Eduardo Braga (PMDB-AM), as well as former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso, among other figures in national politics. However, not everyone who asks has the honor of visiting Lula's hospital room, much less appearing in the photos released by the former president's institute.