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Some fly the flag for the values of justice. Others, those who have been investigated and their followers, talk only of persecution. In the middle, there is a lot of noise and a collection of institutions that regularly find themselves called into question. From Mexico to Argentina via Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia, leaving power has become an almost automatic precursor to ending up in front of a judge. Every case is different, as are the scope of the investigations and the seriousness of the accusations, but the phenomenon is transversal and has opened a debate surrounding judicial i...

A comeback to politics for Brazil’s Lula da Silva? In 2017, he was convicted for bribery after accepting a seaside apartment from a construction company in exchange for lucrative government contracts. The following year, another court found him guilty of corruption and he was sentenced to a total of 26 years on charges of taking bribes. The former Brazilian president and his supporters maintain that the anti-corruption probe was politically motivated. What happens next? Lula has not been acquitted as the convictions were overturned on procedural grounds. The judges could still decide to ref...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Last week, in a surprise ruling, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge quashed all corruption convictions against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, restoring his political rights and opening the door to a possible 2022 presidential run. Lula, the 75-year-old leftist leader from the Workers’ Party (PT), has not yet confirmed whether he intends to run next year, but he and his defence team view the judge’s ruling as a testament to his innocence. In an address to the nation on Wednesday, Lula described the sprawling anti-corruption scheme in which he was convic...

With his corruption convictions quashed, the former premier is no longer yesterday’s man. He could even be set for another run as president

In a press conference held at the headquarters of the Metalworkers Union, the former president criticized Bolsonaro Geisa Marques, Leandro Melito e Igor