https://sputnikglobe.com/20180306/brazil-lula-da-silva-imprison-corruption-1062263746.html
Brazil Prosecution Asks to Imprison Ex-Leader Lula da Silva for Graft – Reports
Brazil Prosecution Asks to Imprison Ex-Leader Lula da Silva for Graft – Reports
Sputnik International
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Brazil’s Prosecutor’s Office has asked the court to put former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, in jail after the... 06.03.2018, Sputnik International
2018-03-06T07:11+0000
2018-03-06T07:11+0000
2018-03-06T07:11+0000
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/106108/39/1061083987_0:193:3843:2366_1920x0_80_0_0_f7c6255455ea0cf8908c276605dcc862.jpg
brazil
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2018
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
latin america, newsfeed, brazil, lula da silva
latin america, newsfeed, brazil, lula da silva
Brazil Prosecution Asks to Imprison Ex-Leader Lula da Silva for Graft – Reports
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Brazil’s Prosecutor’s Office has asked the court to put former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, in jail after the defendant’s legal team appealed the court’s decision to convict the ex-leader, local media reported on Tuesday.
The prosecutors requested the court to "immediately start the implementation of the punishment," the Diario Correo media outlet reported.
In early February, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Friday rejected the bid by Lula da Silva to avoid serving prison time on corruption conviction.
READ MORE: Brazil's President Left Without a Pension After Failing to Prove He's Alive
The 72-year-old politician was sentenced to 9.5 years in jail last summer on bribery charges. An appeals court upheld the ruling in January and increased the sentence to 12 years and one month. Lula da Silva, who denied any wrongdoing, is to be jailed when his defense attorneys run out of appeal options.
While da Silva is one of the most popular presidential hopefuls according to opinion polls, he is unable to run for president in the upcoming October election. Lula served as president between 2003 and 2010, but is now barred from serving in any government capacity for the next 19 years.
