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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 23 March 2018

BRAZIL: Highs and lows of the Lula caravan

Former President Lula da Silva (2003-2011), the main hope for the Left in this year’s Brazilian presidential elections, was on a rollercoaster political ride this week. In a swing through the southern states, his electoral caravan was attracting both supporters and enemies; meanwhile the courts continued to argue over his legal status, with a real prospect that he might be imprisoned for corruption in a matter of days.

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