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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been cleared to run for president again after a judge annulled all convictions against him. Three years ago, Lula had been considered a favorite in the lead-up to the 2018 presidential election, until he was put in jail for 18 months and forced out of the race. The jailing of Lula helped pave the way for the election of the far-right former military officer Jair Bolsonaro. Lula is a former union leader who served as president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010. Durin...

Lula's palaces Jose Inacio Lula da Silva (aka Lula, as he is called in Brazil), the convicted and disgraced ex-President of Brazil, was acquitted on all counts on Tuesday, March 9. Lula was also given the green light to participate in the 2022 presidential campaign. What the world liberal media presented as the world's largest anti-corruption operation has ended up ingloriously with conspiracy accusations against the US-disloyal politician. The ex-president of Brazil from the leftist Workers' Party (PT) was twice convicted on two cases related to Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato) in the state of...

A Supreme Court judge in Brazil on Monday dismissed the corruption cases against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, restoring his rights to run again for office in 2022. Lula spent 18 months in jail and was freed in 2019 after being convicted in a huge corruption scandal linking him to politicians and business leaders. The case was dubbed "Operation Car Wash." BBC reported that the Supreme Court ruling restores Lula's political rights unless his convictions are reinstated.  According to Justice Edson Fachin, a court in the southern city of Curitiba lacked the authority to try Lula...

China's Huawei has just hired a former president of Brazil to act as an advisor on 5G networking in the region. Through the new hiring, the company aims at ensuring the growth of the newer and faster bandwidth in the local market just prior to the auction for 5G wireless networks.

While Temer's engagement at Huawei will see the former president providing legal advice on the implementation of 5G in Brazil, his proximity with current incumbent Jair Bolsonaro is particularly valuable to the Chinese supplier. In addition, Temer has a network of Congress allies, and was responsible for the appointment of current president of the board of Brazilian telecomunications agency Anatel, Leonardo Euler de Morais, who stays in office until November 2021. Since taking office, Bolsonaro has made his inclination to stop Huawei from developing new mobile networks in Brazil known in va...