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4:33pm, 2nd March, 2019

Brazil's Lula again proclaims innocence at grandson's funeral

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is serving a 12-year prison term for corruption, proclaimed his innocence again on Saturday at the funeral of his 7-year-old grandson, saying he will prove he did no wrong by the time the two...

Brazil's jailed Lula set to give up run for presidency: sources

2:03pm, 6th September, 2018

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Brazil's jailed Lula set to give up run for presidency: sources

Brazil's jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to give up his bid to run in next month's presidential election after a Supreme Court judge on Thursday rejected his latest appeal, three party sources said.

Brazil court bans campaign ads showing ex-president Lula as candidate

7:37am, 3rd September, 2018

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Brazil court bans campaign ads showing ex-president Lula as candidate

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.

Brazil electoral court bars Lula from presidential race

9:49pm, 31st August, 2018

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Brazil electoral court bars Lula from presidential race

Brazil's top electoral court ruled on Friday that jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cannot run in this year's presidential election due to a corruption conviction.

Brazil's Lula plays kingmaker from his prison cell

12:57am, 24th August, 2018

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Brazil's Lula plays kingmaker from his prison cell

It is Thursday outside a government building in this tidy city in southern Brazil. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the country's former president, is receiving visitors to plot his political future.

Brazil's Lula should have political rights: U.N. Human Rights Committee

3:09pm, 17th August, 2018

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Brazil's Lula should have political rights: U.N. Human Rights Committee

The United Nations Human Rights Committee, a panel of independent experts, on Friday said it had requested that the Brazilian government allow imprisoned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to exercise his political rights as a presidential ca...

Lula registers for Brazil race from jail as thousands rally

6:46pm, 15th August, 2018

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Lula registers for Brazil race from jail as thousands rally

Brazil's Workers Party registered jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday as its presidential candidate while he sat in prison serving a 12-year graft sentence expected to block his candidacy.

Brazil's Lula to register as presidential candidate from jail

10:31am, 15th August, 2018

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Brazil's Lula to register as presidential candidate from jail

Imprisoned former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday will be registered as a candidate for this year's presidential election despite his 12-year sentence for corruption and facing several more graft trials.

Brazil communist says she and Haddad can win race if Lula barred

12:35pm, 7th August, 2018

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Brazil communist says she and Haddad can win race if Lula barred

Brazilian lawmaker Manuela D'Avila said on Tuesday she and former Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad of the Workers Party were ready to win October's presidential election if former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is barred from running.

Lula's party strikes pact to keep Socialists neutral in Brazil vote

9:26pm, 1st August, 2018

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Lula's party strikes pact to keep Socialists neutral in Brazil vote

Jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Workers Party has reached a neutrality pact with the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) that will end their rivalries in several states in Brazil's general election in October.

Brazil judge reiterates order to release Lula from prison

5:01pm, 8th July, 2018

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Brazil judge reiterates order to release Lula from prison

Appeals court Judge Rogerio Favreto ordered for a third time on Sunday that former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva be freed from prison.