Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, imprisoned since the weekend on a corruption conviction, will still be the Workers' Party candidate in Brazil's October presidential election, party leaders said today. But he and his party are gambling that he could be released from prison before then and go on to contest the election. Brazil's Supreme Court is currently considering the laws that have put Lula behind bars while his lawyers are still pursuing appeals. If it goes ahead, Lula could be released -- for now -- or remain in his cell. Or, for procedural reasons that often muddy Brazilian judicial deliberations, it may not even get as far as a vote.

Source: dna April 10, 2018 05:04 UTC