This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37368852
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Brazil ex-president Lula and wife face charges in corruption scandal | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Federal prosecutors in Brazil have asked a judge to file corruption charges against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. | |
| The prosecutors had been investigating whether Lula and his wife failed to declare ownership of a luxury penthouse in the seaside resort of Guaruja. | |
| He has denied owning the flat and says the case is politically motivated. | |
| The flat was built by a construction company implicated in a corruption scandal at state oil company Petrobras. | |
| A former union leader, Lula served as president from 2003 to 2010. | |
| He announced plans earlier this year to run for office again in 2018 but in July he was indicted on charges of obstructing investigations into Petrobras. | |
| His successor as president, Dilma Rousseff, was dismissed by the Senate last month after an impeachment trial. | |
| A judge is due to rule in the next few days whether to formally charge Lula. | |
| The flat was built by the giant construction company OAS, one of the firms at the centre of the Petrobras affair. | |
| Six other people are also facing charges, including two executives from OAS. | |
| The luxury penthouse in the resort of Guaruja is estimated to be worth up to $550,000 ($415,000). |