Magazine Says President Violated Election Law
Cuba contributed $3 million to the 2002 election campaign of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a violation of electoral law, a leading newsmagazine reported.
The allegation could reignite a government corruption scandal that the president had appeared to be putting behind him.
Lula’s campaign received the money in August and September 2002 through a Cuban diplomat stationed in Brazil, Veja magazine said in its latest issue.
Lula, an old friend of Cuban President Fidel Castro, won the election that October.
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