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Brazil braces for corruption appeal that could make or break ex-president

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Civil unrest expected as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, still hugely popular despite corruption conviction, fights to stay in upcoming election race

 

 

Tue 23 Jan 2018 08.01 GMT

Dom Phillips in Porto Alegre, Brazil

 

 

 

 

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Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva protest against his conviction, which he seeks to overturn, in São Paulo
Photograph: STRINGER/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Brazilian court upholds corruption conviction for ex-president Lula

 

The ruling, which comes after an appeal against a judge’s sentence in July, could mean he will be barred from running for a third term

 

 

Wed 24 Jan 2018 20.34 GMT

Dom Phillips in Porto Alegre

 

 

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Lula’s sentence was increased from nine and a half years to 12 years and a month
Photograph: Fernando Bizerra Jr/EPA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/24/brazilian-court-upholds-corruption-conviction-for-ex-president-lula

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