{"id":9632,"date":"2018-04-04T23:05:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T05:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=9632"},"modified":"2018-04-04T23:05:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T05:05:58","slug":"ex-brazilian-president-must-be-imprisoned-for-corruption-conviction","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/ex-brazilian-president-must-be-imprisoned-for-corruption-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Brazilian President MUST be imprisoned for corruption conviction, Supreme Court rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"story-body__inner\">\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Former Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva will be imprisoned while he appeals his corruption conviction, the country&#8217;s Supreme Court has ruled.<\/p>\n<p>He is facing 12 years in jail on charges of accepting a bribe but had asked to remain free during his appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Lula claims the charges are politically motivated, and designed to prevent him from running in October&#8217;s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Polls suggest he is the top candidate in the race.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court judges ruled against him by six to five after a marathon session, which ended in the early hours of Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Katy Watson said that Lula watched the ruling at the Metalworker&#8217;s Union, where his supporters held an upbeat concert.<\/p>\n<p>The 72-year-old former president is likely to remain free for a short time, until paperwork for his arrest is completed.<\/p>\n<p>His Workers Party said the ruling was a &#8220;tragic day for democracy and Brazil&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1176\/production\/_100707440_mediaitem100707439.jpg\" alt=\"Anti-Lula demonstrators react\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/>Anti-Lula demonstrators celebrated<\/span><\/figure>\n<p>Lula served as president between 2003 and 2011. Despite his lead in current polls, he remains a divisive figure in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 20,000 people protested in S\u00e3o Paulo on Tuesday calling for his immediate imprisonment, while supporters also rallied in large numbers in a rival demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva will be imprisoned while he appeals his corruption conviction, the country&#8217;s Supreme Court has ruled. He is facing 12 years in jail on charges of accepting a bribe but had asked to remain free during his appeal. 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