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Lula's lawyers say their client is not guilty
Speaking at a news conference after an appellate court unanimously upheld a graft conviction against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his lawyers stated that no proof had been provided and that their client was not guilty.
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Brazilians come out in support of Lula
Hundreds of people gathered in Porto Alegre on Tuesday to show their support for Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a day before magistrates rule on whether to uphold the former Brazilian president's conviction on corruption and money laundering...
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Tens of thousands gather to show support and listen to Lula
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Porto Alegre on Tuesday to show support and listen to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a day before magistrates rule on whether to uphold the former Brazilian president's conviction on corruption and...
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Lula respects court decision but not 'lie' they based it on
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that while he respects the decision taken by a group of magistrates against him, he "does not accept the lie" in which they based that decision.
Lula...
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Lula's lawyers say he is not guilty and no evidence of graft
Speaking at a news conference after an appellate court unanimously upheld a graft conviction against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his lawyers stated that no proof had been provided and that their client was not guilty.
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Brazilians divided on Lula conviction as he again seeks Presidency
Brazilians expressed divided opinions on Thursday, over the decision taken by a court that unanimously upheld a graft conviction against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and added years to his prison sentence.
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Hundreds protest in Rio over killing of councilwoman
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro for a second day on Friday night to protest the death of city councilwoman Marielle Franco, who was killed this week.
Marielle Franco was slain on Wednesday...
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Brazil: Lula supporters say he is innocent of all charges
Hundreds of Lula's supporters gathered to show their support outside the Metal Worker's Union building for embattled former President Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva Thursday.
The group congregated just hours after Brazil's...
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Brazil Workers' party says Lula will still run for election despite facing jail
The head of the Workers' Party in Brazil is saying that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will run for re-election later this year even though he is likely to soon be jailed.
Gleisi Hoffmann made the comments on...
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As jail looms for Brazil's da Silva, his party vows to fight
The head of the Workers' Party in Brazil is saying that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will run for re-election later this year even though he is likely to soon be jailed.
Gleisi Hoffmann made the comments on...
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Lula da Silva meets supporters and party members in Rio
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the poll front-runner for October's presidential election, on Monday gathered with supporters of his Workers' Party and leaders of other parties in Rio de Janeiro.
The...
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Brazil's Lula rallies support, draws protest, as arrest looms
With a likely arrest in the coming weeks, Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva campaigned on Sunday to return to power with promises to unite a divided Brazil and defeat those who he alleges have cooked up false...
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Brazil presidential candidate calls Lula arrest "threat to democracy"
Brazilian presidential candidate Guilherme Boulos called for international support on Thursday, denouncing the arrest of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as "a threat to democracy".
Boulos said in...
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Brazil's Lula maintains innocence while defying court order
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told supporters on Saturday he would comply with an arrest warrant and turn himself in to police.
The public comments were Lula's first since the Supreme Federal...
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Opponents celebrate arrival of Brazil's da Silva in Curitiba
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived by helicopter to the Federal Police in Curitiba on Saturday night, while groups of opponents celebrated and supporters protested outside the building.
A group of...
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Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas as Lula supporters protest in Curitiba
Police shot rubber bullets and sprayed tear gas late on Saturday at supporters waiting for former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he landed in a police helicopter in the southern city of Curitiba, where he will serve his...
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Brazil's da Silva arrives in Curitiba to surrender to federal police
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived at a federal police building in Curitiba on Saturday.
A group of anti-Lula protesters were seen cheering and chanting to celebrate his arrest.
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Brazil's da Silva defiant amongst supporters after union address
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was spending his first night in jail, a stunning fall from grace for a man who rose from nothing to lead Latin America's largest nation, before becoming engulfed in corruption...
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Supporters of Brazil's former president Lula rally in defiance of prison order
Supporters of Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva continued to gather outside the Metalworkers Union in a Sao Paulo suburb on Saturday to show their support to their leader.
Da Silva, who spent his second...
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Protesters in Brazil commemorate shooting of 13-year-old
Protesters went to Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach on Friday to mark the first anniversary of the death of 13-year-old Maria Eduarda Alves da Conceicao.
Alves da Conceicao was hit by stray bullets from a military police...
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Former president Lula defends his record; lashes out at critics
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva used a rally in Curitiba to defend his record and denounced protests against him as the work of fascists, a day after an attack on his campaign caravan exposed the deep divisions ahead...
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Shots fired at former Brazil president's campaign bus
Gunshots hit two buses in a caravan for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign tour in southern Brazil on Tuesday, officials in his Worker's Party said.
No one was hurt.
Da Silva wasn't in...
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Brazilian judge issues arrest warrant for former President
A Brazilian federal judge has issued an arrest warrant for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Thursday's warrant, issued by judge Sergio Moro, comes several hours after the country's top court denied a request by...
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Foreign firms invest in Brazil oil despite fuel price strike
Multinational oil companies bought significant stakes in three Brazilian pre-salt oil fields auctioned Thursday, a show of confidence in the future of the energy sector despite a recent strike by truckers over rising fuel prices that...