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Brazil's Lula leads presidential polls despite imprisonment

Brazil'sex-presidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvacontinuestoholdasignificantleadinpre-presidentialelectionpolls,despitebeingbehindbars,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonTuesd

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Brazilian ex-President Lula turns himself in to police, ending standoff

FormerBrazilianPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvaturnedhimselfintopoliceonSaturday,endingaday-longstandofftobeginservinga12-yearprisonsentenceforcorruptionthatderai

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Former Brazilian president Lula's entourage attacked by gunfire

TheentourageofBrazil'sformerPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvawashitbygunshotsonTuesdayinsouthernBrazil,hisWorkers'Partysaid.OneofthebusesinacaravanforLula'scampaig

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Brazil's Lula fails in appeal against 12-year prison sentence

ABrazilianappealscourtrejectedonMondayanappealbyformerpresident,LuizInacioLuladaSilva,againsthissentencetoover12yearsinprisonpasseddowninJanuaryforcorruption.Th

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Brazil's Lula loses appeal against corruption conviction

ABrazilianappealscourtWednesdayupheldex-PresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilva'sconvictionforcorruption,dealingabodyblowtohishopesofrunningforre-electionthisyear.Twooft

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Brazil poised for Lula appeal verdict

ThreejudgesinBrazilwillshortlydecidewhethertoupholdaprisontermgiventothecountry'sformerPresident,LuizInacioLuladaSilva.TherulingcouldprovevitaltoBrazil'spolitic

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Brazilian former president Lula's trial: Jail or presidency

Braziliansarewaitingfortheanswertowhetherthecountry'smostpopularformerleader,LuizInacioLuladaSilva,canrunforBrazil's2018presidentialraceafterhewasconvictedoncor

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Brazil's Lula extends lead in 2018 vote despite graft conviction: poll

FormerBrazilianPresidentLuizInácioLuladaSilvaextendedhisleadintherun-uptothe2018presidentialelectiondespiteacorruptionconvictionthatcouldbarhimfromrunning,apoll

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Brazil's Lula denies corruption accusation by former minister

Brazil'sformerPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvaonWednesdaycriticizedhisformerFinanceMinisterAntonioPalocci,whorecentlyturnedinevidenceandtoldthecourtthatLulawasdee

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Brazil's Lula on the road, eyes comeback despite graft conviction

FormerPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvaonMondayaccusedBrazil'sgovernmentofundoingsocialprogressmadeduringhisyearsinofficeandvowedtorestoreitifhewasallowedtorunagai

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Brazil's Lula says he is being persecuted in court as supporters protest

FormerBrazilianPresidentLuizInácioLuladaSilva,aleftistleaderwhoistoppingpollsforthe2018election,onThursdaytoldsupportersprotestinghisconvictionforcorruptionchar

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Brazilian former president Lula sentenced to 9 years and half in prison

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison.

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Brazil's ex-President Lula convicted of corruption

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison.

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Brazil's Lula denies wrongdoings

FormerBrazilianPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvaonWednesdaydeniedaccusationsthathetookbribesfromconstructioncompanyOAS.Lulaisaccusedofreceivingasbribesafancyapartm

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Brazil's ex-President Lula questioned over corruption

The former Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has given evidence before the country's top anti-corruption judge.

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APD Yearender: Dilma Rousseff and her castle in the sand

By all accounts Dilma Rousseff has made it to the top: She ruled over a larger country than any other female leaders, she was named 2nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine, and helped organize the first World Cup and summer Olympic Games that her country hosted for the first time.

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Brazil's Rousseff and Lula to miss Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Luiz Inocio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that they would not attend the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 5, local media reported.