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Brazil’s electoral court bars jailed former president Lula from running in October election
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Aug 31, 2018 09:48pm |
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| Author | Reuters |
| News Date | Saturday, September 1, 2018 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Brazil’s top electoral court ruled Friday that jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cannot run in this year’s presidential election due to a corruption conviction.
The ruling by a 4-1 majority of the seven-member court removes some doubt about Brazil’s most uncertain election in decades - though Lula’s lawyers have said they would appeal any adverse decision to the Supreme Court.
The left-leaning da Silva, who was hugely popular when he left office in 2010, started serving a 12-year-sentence for corruption and money laundering in April. By law, the former president is barred from running because his conviction has already been upheld by one appeals court.
However, the former president and his Workers’ Party argue he should be able to run while he pursues further appeals. |
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