Brazil ex-President Lula loses appeal against corruption conviction

An appeals court in Brazil has unanimously upheld a corruption conviction imposed last July on ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. All three judges at the appeals court in the city of Porto Alegre said Lula had broken the law by accepting a seafront apartment from a construction company involved in a major corruption scheme.

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(Photo: Lula supporters have been staging protests in Porto Alegre Credit: EPA)