Brazil Supreme Court rejects Lula's bid to delay prison

11:35, April 05, 2018

• 

  Brazil's Lula likely to go behind bars in days

  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is seeking a third term as Brazil's president and leads easily in opinion polls, but the Supreme Court's rejection of his effort to delay a prison sentence for corruption throws his electoral bid into doubt. (Photo: Reuters)Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was almost sure to go to prison next week after a

• 

  Brazil's Lula spends first night in jail amid fight for freedom

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a protest in front of the metallurgic trade union in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil April 7, 2018.(Photo: Reuters)Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spent his first night in jail on a corruption conviction on Sunday as his allies hoped future protests and court decisions would free him.The imprisonment

• 

  Brazil's Lula still holed up as arrest deadline looms

  Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greets supporters at the metalworkers' union building in Sao Bernardo do Campo, just hours before he must comply with an order to surrender and begin serving a 12-year prison sentence or face arrest.(Photo: AFP)Ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the controversial frontrunner in Brazil's October presidential election, remained defiantly holed up Friday