Brazil's Lula may be investigated in corruption case

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http://news.yahoo.com/brazils-lula-may-investigated-corruption-case-193834777.html


.....BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's top prosecutor will look into allegations that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was involved in a vote-buying scheme in Congress that led to the conviction of several of his closest aides for corruption.

Chief federal prosecutor Roberto Gurgel's office said in a statement on Wednesday that he would analyze the accusations of a businessman at the center of the corruption case, Marcos Valerio, who alleged Lula not only knew about the illegal scheme but received money from it.

If he considers the allegations to have substance, Gurgel could start investigating them or pass the case over to the judiciary. The results would determine if charges would be brought.

Lula led Brazil from 2003-2010 and is the political mentor to current President Dilma Rousseff. Although Rousseff has so far avoided any negative political fallout from the years-old scandal, that could change if Lula is found to have been directly involved.

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1. Netizens pick Lula as most corrupt pol of 2012

http://www.zimbio.com/President+Luiz+Inacio+Lula+da+Silva/articles/k6_beYgWPvo/Brazil+Netizens+pick+Lula+most+corrupt+pol

By Huma Shirazi on January 21, 2013 | From ethixbase.com Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) was chosen on Sunday as the most corrupt politician of 2012 in a poll conducted online on Facebook. Lula received 65.69% of the vote, totaling 14,547 people. The “Trofeu Algemas de Ouro”, or Golden Handcuffs Trophy – sponsored by Movimento 31 de Julho, an anti-corruption group – reaches this year to its second edition by providing a list of 10 candidates. The previous edition was won by Senate President Jose Sarney (PMDB-AP).