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Brazilian prosecutors want Lula absolved in corruption case
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 / 7:29 PM / 5 HOURS AGO
Brazilian prosecutors want Lula absolved in corruption case
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be cleared of any wrongdoing in one of several corruption cases pending against him in federal court due to a lack of evidence, prosecutors said on Friday.
The federal prosecutors said in a statement that former Senator Delcidio Amaral had lied about Lula, as one of the country’s most popular politicians is known, as part of a plea-bargain agreement.
His testimony was key to Lula’s legal entanglements, the statement added, saying Amaral himself should be put on trial for perjury.
Amaral has accused Lula of working with billionaire financier Andre Esteves to buy the silence of a top executive at Petroleo Brasileiro, the state-controlled oil company, about alleged corrupt acts committed by Lula.
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Brazilian prosecutors want Lula absolved in corruption case
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be cleared of any wrongdoing in one of several corruption cases pending against him in federal court due to a lack of evidence, prosecutors said on Friday.
The federal prosecutors said in a statement that former Senator Delcidio Amaral had lied about Lula, as one of the country’s most popular politicians is known, as part of a plea-bargain agreement.
His testimony was key to Lula’s legal entanglements, the statement added, saying Amaral himself should be put on trial for perjury.
Amaral has accused Lula of working with billionaire financier Andre Esteves to buy the silence of a top executive at Petroleo Brasileiro, the state-controlled oil company, about alleged corrupt acts committed by Lula.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-lula/brazilian-prosecutors-want-lula-absolved-in-corruption-case-idUSKCN1BC66M
