Brazil electoral court bars Lula from presidential race
Published Sat, Sep 1, 2018 · 04:12 AM
[BRASILIA] Brazil's top electoral court ruled on Friday that jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cannot run in this year's presidential election due to a corruption conviction.
The ruling by a 4-1 majority of the seven-member court removes some doubt about Brazil's most uncertain election in decades - though Lula's lawyers have said they would appeal any adverse decision to the Supreme Court.
REUTERS
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