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Weekly Report - 19 May 2016 (WR-16-19)
BRAZIL: Lula accused of obstruction of justice
According to recent opinion polls, former president Lula da Silva (2003-2011) remains the leading candidate for the 2018 presidential elections, at least in the first round. But there is at least a chance that his bid for a return to the presidency may be complicated by jail time. On 18 May, Jornal Nacional, the main evening news bulletin on the Globo network, broadcast the substance of the federal attorney-general’s case against Lula. The former president is accused of obstruction of justice by attempting to buy the silence of Nestor Cerveró, a former director at the state-controlled oil company Petrobras.
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