HALISTER1: Brazil’s Lula Accused of Corruption for 3rd Time: Estado

Brazil’s Lula Accused of Corruption for 3rd Time: Estado

(Bloomberg) -- Federal judge says accusations against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will move forward, Estado reports.
  • Prosecutors accuse Lula of money laundering, corruption and influence peddling
  • This is 3rd time a judge in Brazil accepts accusations against Lula, who is already under investigation by Carwash probe
  • Lula is being victim of persecution, and will present his defense to show that no crime has been committed by him, lawyer Cristiano Zanin Martins says in e-mail sent by Instituto Lula’s press office
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