Brazil court bans campaign ads showing ex-president Lula as candidate
BRASÍLIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s top electoral court has banned political campaign ads showing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a candidate, according to a ruling made on Sunday in response to a complaint by the Novo party.
FILE PHOTO - Pictures of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are seen inside community radio, in Caetes, Brazil August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Novo made the complaint after Lula appeared as a candidate on a radio ad on Saturday, hours after the court, known as TSE, barred the jailed former president from running in this year’s presidential race because of a corruption conviction.
TSE set a 500,000 real ($123,000) fine in case the order to remove Lula from the ads is breached.
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Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Writing by Ana Mano; Editing by James Dalgleish
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