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Weekly Report - 28 March 2018 (WR-18-12)

BRAZIL: Change in fortunes for Lula?

There is a new twist in the legal proceedings against Brazil's former president Lula da Silva (2003-2011), the strongest leftist presidential pre-candidate in this year’s general election. Until this month, the ball had been firmly in the lower courts. But now Brazil’s top court, the supreme court (STF), has agreed to hear his case, marking a victory for the defence by opening up yet another line of appeal.

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