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| Brazil's former president Lula to stand trial in corruption investigation | |
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| A Brazilian judge has accepted charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for allegedly obstructing the corruption probe at state-run oil giant Petrobras. | |
| The date of the trial has not yet been set. | |
| The decision published on Friday named Silva and five others as co-conspirators in an alleged attempt to buy the silence of a former Petrobras director implicated in the scandal. | |
| The obstruction-of-justice accusation against Silva comes from a plea bargain testimony by Sen. Delcidio do Amaral. | The obstruction-of-justice accusation against Silva comes from a plea bargain testimony by Sen. Delcidio do Amaral. |
| On Thursday, Silva's lawyers filed a petition at the UN Human Rights Committee alleging a lack of impartiality and abuse of power by another judge investigating the Petrobras scandal. | On Thursday, Silva's lawyers filed a petition at the UN Human Rights Committee alleging a lack of impartiality and abuse of power by another judge investigating the Petrobras scandal. |
| Silva leads the polls for the 2018 presidential elections. | Silva leads the polls for the 2018 presidential elections. |
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