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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was thrust back into Brazil’s political scene after a judge tossed out criminal convictions against the leftist icon, adding to investor concerns that the country’s reform agenda may be derailed by early campaigning for the 2022 presidential election. The federal court in the southern city of Curitiba had no jurisdiction over cases against the former president, including ones that led to sentences for bribery, Justice Edson Fachin wrote in a statement on Monday. Th...

Drewry Estes Logan, of Hanover, N.H., died on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, at Kendal at Hanover, following a short illness. She was 94. She was born Nov. 16, 1926, in Martinsville, Va., and raised on a tobacco farm in Cascade, Va. She was the daughter of Bettie Starling Estes and James Dabney Estes. She graduated from St. Mary’s School in Raleigh, N.C., and was a music major at Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C. She received her bachelor’s degree in music from Syracuse University. She was also...

Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin on Monday annulled the convictions on procedural grounds, arguing the cases were tried in the wrong jurisdiction.

Reacting to the ruling outside the presidential palace, Bolsonaro accused the judge of bias.

Supreme Court annuls convictions against former Brazilian president David Biller and Mauricio Savarese Mar 9, 2021 – 6.26pm Save Share Sao Paulo | A top judge has thrown out both corruption convictions of former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, opening the way for a possible battle against conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in next year’s elections. Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) annulled the convictions on procedural grounds, saying ...

The ruling opens the way for a showdown with far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in next year’s elections.

Corruption convictions sidelined former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from the 2018 presidential election – and opened the door for President Jair Bolsonaro. The annulment of Mr. da Silva’s convictions gives new life to his Workers’ Party, one analyst said.

A top judge has thrown out both corruption convictions of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, opening the way for a possible battle against conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in next year’s elections. Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin on Monday annulled the convictions on procedural grounds, arguing the cases were tried in the…

Left-wing icon, who is more popular than Mr Bolsonaro in opinion polls, could run for office next year

Leftwing former president has political rights restored by judge after being jailed on corruption charges in 2018