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Senator Tim Kaine will be in our region Thursday, touring some area businesses and a vaccine clinic.

© Reuters / Amanda Perobelli Brazil's former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da SilvaA Brazilian Supreme Court judge has cancelled all sentences against the country's former leftist president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, restoring his political rights to run again for office ahead of next year's election. Supreme Court judge Edson Fachin that the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba, which had convicted Lula of money laundering and corruption, actually had no jurisdiction over the cases. The judge annulled all sentences handed to the 75-year-old in relation to 'Operation Lava Jato' (Car Wash) - a maj...

A Supreme Court justice on Monday annulled all convictions against former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a ruling that potentially would allow him to run again for the presidency next year.

Brazilian judge annuls former president Lula da Silva's graft convictions By (0) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves while participating in a ceremony in his honor in Paris on March 2, 2020. File photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA-EFE March 8 (UPI) -- A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Monday annulled a series of criminal convictions against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, possibly setting the stage for his political comeback. Justice Edson Fachin set aside graft convictions against the popular 74-year-old former labor leader stemming from the "Carwas...

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...