Ex-Brazilian President da Silva convicted of corruption

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted and sentenced to nine years and six months in prison for corruption and money laundering.

Brazil: Ex-president Lula charged in corruption probe

Prosecutors in Brazil have filed charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his wife and six others over a corruption scandal involving the state-run oil giant Petrobras.

Brazil judge files injunction to stop controversial Lula appointment

Supporters of Brazil’s left-wing government clashed briefly with opponents of President Dilma Rousseff and predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva outside the presidential palace on Thursday as the country slipped deeper into a political crisis.