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Former Brazilian President ‘Lula’ da Silva Released From Jail

11/11/19

from The Wall Street Journal,

11/8/19:

Decision follows Supreme Court ruling that defendants should remain free until all appeals are heard

Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a standard-bearer of the Latin American left and a political force in Brazil, was released from jail pending appeals Friday, cutting short a long corruption sentence that prevented him from contesting the last presidential election. The 74-year-old former president’s newfound freedom, though possibly temporary, is a jolt for Brazil’s right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, an outspoken adversary of Mr. da Silva and the Workers’ Party. Mr. da Silva, commonly known as Lula...

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