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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sentenced to 13 years imprisonment Wed Feb 06,2019

A Brazilian court Wednesday Feb 06,2019 handed a near 13-year sentence to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in a new corruption conviction for the former leftist president already serving a lengthy jail term in a separate case.

Lula, 73, was found guilty by a court in the southern city of Curitiba of accepting renovation work by two construction companies on a farmhouse in exchange for ensuring they won contracts with the state-run oil company Petrobras.

He was given a sentence of 12 years and 11 months by the court located in the southern city of Curitiba.

Lula, since April 2018, is already serving a 12-year term for corruption in a separate case.

The leftist former leader ruled Brazil between 2003 and 2010.

Lula has denied all the charges against him, claiming they are politically motivated with the aim of preventing him competing in the 2018 presidential elections  that were won by Brazil's new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.

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