Brazil: Lula has convictions quashed, leaving him free to challenge Bolsonaro
by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro from on (#5F2TV)
- Leftwing former president has political rights restored by judge
- Workers' party leader was jailed on corruption charges in 2018
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could be set for a sensational comeback attempt after a supreme court judge annulled a series of criminal convictions against the leftist icon and restored his political rights.
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