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Nov. 23, 2009
Oct. 1, 2008
World & Nation
In a vote that lasted almost 11 hours and stretched from Wednesday afternoon into the early hours of Thursday morning, Brazil’s top court denied a request by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that would have kept him out of prison while he continues to appeal a corruption conviction.
April 5, 2018
A Brazilian judge has accepted charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that state he obstructed a corruption investigation involving state-run oil giant Petrobras.
July 30, 2016
Gathered outside the federal police building in Curitiba, supporters cheered when former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked out.
Nov. 8, 2019
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was found guilty of corruption Wednesday in the first of five trials facing the popular politician.
July 12, 2017
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left prison Saturday to attend his 7-year-old grandson’s funeral, taking advantage of his temporary release to reiterate his innocence before political leaders and relatives who had gathered to mourn.
March 2, 2019
Gunshots apparently hit two buses in a caravan for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s campaign tour in southern Brazil on Tuesday, officials in his Worker’s Party said.
March 28, 2018
Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva put an end to a standoff with authorities on Saturday when he turned himself in to federal police to begin serving a 12-year prison sentence.
April 7, 2018
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted Wednesday for a second time on charges of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Feb. 6, 2019