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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Ex-Brazil President ignores deadline to surrender
Brasilia: Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has ignored a deadline to surrender to the Federal Police and begin serving a 12-year prison sentence for corruption, the media reported. An arrest warrant required Lula, 72, to surrender to police by 5 p.m. on Friday in the southern city[Read More…]
Judge orders arrest of ex-Brazilian President
Brasilia: A federal judge has ordered the arrest of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, giving him until late Friday to surrender before the police, according to an arrest warrant. The order was given on Thursday after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that Lula da Silva must start serving[Read More…]