Former Brazilian President ‘Lula’ da Silva Released From Jail
11/11/19
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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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