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Brazil & Southern Cone - July 2017 (ISSN 1741-4431)

Brazil’s presidential purge continues

This month, Brazil’s former president Lula da Silva (2003-2011) was sentenced to almost a decade in jail. Lula’s conviction has divided opinion. For some, the ruling symbolises that no one, no matter how influential, is above the law. Others argue the judicialisation of Brazilian politics is undermining democracy – particularly if Lula’s conviction results in him being banned from standing for re-election in next year’s general polls, as he had said he intended to do.

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