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Brazil's Lula to stand trial for corruption
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 15:39
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Brasília (AFP) – A Brazilian judge accepted corruption charges Tuesday against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, after prosecutors accused the popular leftist of masterminding a massive embezzlement ring at state oil company Petrobras.
Lula, 70, will now face trial for his role in a scandal that has pitched Brazilian politics into chaos, with some of the country's most powerful leaders and parties accused of plundering the coffers of Brazil's largest company.
“Given that there is sufficient evidence of (Lula's) responsibility… I accept the charges,” Judge Sergio Moro, the head of a sweeping probe into the Petrobras case, said in his decision …. https://www.yahoo.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2016/09/brazils-lula-to-stand-trial-for.html
