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Lava Jato

Brazil court dodges debate on Lula's release

12-06-2019 01:52 Debate flares up in neighbouring country over leaked documents indicating Justice Minister Sergio Moro improperly collaborated with prosecutors when serving as a federal judge, casting shadow over 'Lava Jato' probe.

Lava Jato

Brazil's Moro under fire after leaked messages hint at anti-Lula conspiracy

10-06-2019 10:10 The Intercept alleges then-federal judge Sergio Moro and prosecutors involved in an investigation against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva worked together to jail former president.

CORRUPTION AND POLITICS

With Lula behind bars, what's next for Brazil?

09-04-2018 22:51 With a presidential election just six months away, Latin America's biggest economy is entering a new stage of uncertainty.

following 11-hour debate

Brazil's top court rules Lula can be jailed for upheld conviction

05-04-2018 02:29 Chief Justice Carmen Lucia, who was sharply criticised during the session by various colleagues, cast the deciding vote after the court was tied at 5 to 5.

D-day for former president

Brazil's top court set to decide fate of ex-president Lula

04-04-2018 13:02 Brazil's top court is set to rule on whether former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should start a 12-year prison sentence for corruption, potentially upending this year's presidential election.

CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

Brazil court rejects Lula's latest appeal, inching him closer to jail

27-03-2018 15:33 On Monday, appeals court judges unanimously upheld their decision to reject Lula's appeal of his conviction on corruption charges — a move that takes him one step closer to being barred from the presidential ballot and put behind bars.

TEMPORARY REPRIEVE FOR EX-PRESIDENT

Brazil Supreme Court delays crucial decision on Lula imprisonment

23-03-2018 10:27 Top court decides narrowly to give former president temporary relief from prison on a corruption conviction until the justices meet again in April to decide the future of the left-leaning leader. By a 6-5 vote, the court granted da Silva a safe-conduct that lasts until the end of the trial hearing his petition for habeas corpus.