Brazil police urge graft charges against ex-president Lula

[WorldNews]

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Brazilian police recommended corruption charges against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday as part of a probe into a huge embezzlement scheme at state oil company Petrobras. The decision was the latest in a series of blows for Lula and his suspended successor Dilma Rousseff as they battle to stop their once-mighty Workers' Party from crumbling. The development came just as Lula was preparing to lend a last-minute hand to Rousseff in her fight against impeachment at a trial in the Senate.

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