Brasilia: The chief justice of Brazil’s Supreme Court has revoked a ruling made hours earlier by one of his colleagues that could have led to the release from prison of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Jose Antonio Dias Toffoli issued the judgment on Wednesday in response to a[Read More…]
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At least 91 prisoners escape Brazilian jail through tunnel
About 91 prisoners escaped a jail in northeastern Brazil by fleeing through a 30-meter tunnel. Reportedly, nine of the inmates have been found, while police are attempting to nab the remaining 82. They disappeared from the prison in Parnamirim, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. This incident happened[Read More…]