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a deadline for ex—brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva to surrender to police has passed ino remain free while he appeals his conviction has been rejected by the country's top appeals court. he remains holed up in the metal—workers‘ union building near sao paulo, with supporters rallying outside. the bbc‘s katy watson gave this update from sao paulo a short time ago. time is running out for the former president luiz inacio lula da silva to hide himself involuntarily in the southern city, but he is supposedly still hold up here in the metal workers union. he has been here since last night. ms since an arrest warrant was issued. he is not going anywhere it seems. people have been gathering ever since, a valley that started last night, and the crowd has been getting bigger. people saying now known to prison. a lot of people feel it is that, and unfair trial, and it is designed to stop him running for presidency once again. bearing in mind the former president is the frontrunner for the elections electoral bar. there are lots of people here, and ask one gentleman why he decided

ajudge has ruled that luiz inacio lula da silva cannot stay free while he goes through further appealsill hoping to register as a candidate and compete in october's presidential election from prison. he has long been favourite to win. a court in germany has released the ousted catalan leader carles puigdemont on bail, saying it cannot send him back to spain to face rebellion charges. it will still consider returning him to face corruption charges. spain accuses mr puigdemont of encouraging rebellion when he led catalonia's push for independence last year. president trump has denied knowing that his lawyer paid the porn star, stormy daniels, $130,000 to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says she had with mr trump in 2006. on board the presidentialjet air force one, mr trump also told journalists he did not know where his lawyer, michael cohen, had obtained the money. in just a few hours, a court in seoul will sentence the former south korean president, park geun—hye, for her part in a corruption scandal which led to her being removed from office. she faces 18 charges including bri

protests are continuing in brazil over the imprisonment of former president luiz inacio lula da silva. two weeks ago, lula began serving a 12-year prison sentence for a highly controversial corruption conviction. lula is the frontrunner for this year's presidential election. his supporters say his jailing is a continuation of a coup that begin in 2016 when his close ally, dilma rousseff, was impeached as president. both lula and rousseff are members of the left-leaning workers party which has been credited with lifting tens of millions of brazilians out of poverty since lula was first elected in 2003. last month, lula spoke on democracy now! in one of his final tv interviews before being jailed. the accusersiting -- for the accusers to show at least some piece of evidence that indicates that i committed any crime during the period that i was in the presidency. that is thebehind attempt to criminalize my political party. what is behind that is the interest in a part of the political elite of brazil, together with a part of the press, reinforced by the role of the judiciary in preventin

stories here it out is here in brazil says supreme court has ruled that former president luiz inacio lula da silva must start serving a twelve year prison sentence for corruption cases dividing the country and causes shadow over this year's presidential election please lula is the favorite to win a latin america editor lucy anyone has more from brasilia. there are still a small number of procedural disputes that have to be ironed out that involved his last appeal to a lower court which he lost just a couple of weeks ago after that's ironed out it's expected the judge said he'll moral who preceded over his trial will sign the arrest warrant that would be arrest order which means that he would then have to serve his sentence in the city of almost immediately so that's at about a week to ten days we calculate americans across the country have been honoring the memory of martin luther king jr fifty years to the day after he was assassinated bells rang out near dr king's grave in atlanta georgia and in memphis tennessee that's where the civil rights leader was shot dead on a motel balcony in one thousa

former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva has been ordered to turn himself into police today to begin serving a 12-year prison term for corruption. lula has proclaimed his innocence saying the corruption charges were filed in an attempt to prevent him from running in this year's election. lula supporters say his conviction is a continuation of the right-wing coup that ousted his ally, president dilma rousseff, from power in 2016. we will have more on brazil after headlines. in oklahoma, schools remain closed for a fifth day in the state's two largest school districts as teachers remain on strike, demanding better pay and increased funding for their schools. on thursday, thousands of teachers packed the oklahoma state capitol again to push lawmakers to approve a new revenue package to fund the schools. in other education news, puerto rico's department of education has announced it will close 283 public schools due to the island's economic crisis and dwindling population after hurricane maria. the announcement comes just weeks after governor ricardo rossello signed a bill openi

behind bars and i want to tell every one of you gathering here that i'm sure that president luiz inacio lula da silva is an honest strong and brave person and that he will know how to face this moment with courage and serenity of an innocent man. by the prospect of jail time could deal a fatal blow to list plans to run for a third term in october the presidential election in america to receive a new human has more from the capital brasilia. barack obama described. as the world's most popular president the left wing little worker rose to become a global example for others who dream of lifting tens of millions of people from poverty. to presidencies were haunted by corruption allegations they never stuck hence his reputation for having a teflon shield but with the supreme court's decision to send him to prison while he appeals a twelve year corruption sentence it's clear the shield has crumbled the messages you all are equal all. soft legislation that you have been busy you on the law so now we are talking about the former president lula to morrow we can be talking about the cure and president taylor o

it was ruled that the park's case is in the public's interest brazil's former president luiz inacio lula da silva is considering his next move after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest it follows a ruling by the country's top colt that he must begin a twelve year jail sentence for corruption. in russia his will and britain it's playing with fire during a tense exchange at the u.n. security council the meeting was called to discuss the poisoning of a russian form a double agent in england which the u.k. blames on. the tit for tat trade standoff between the world's two largest economies is escalating president trump has now ordered his ministration to consider an additional hundred billion dollars worth of tariffs on chinese goods president trump fired the first salvo last month by imposing terrorists on steel and aluminum imports largely he said to protect u.s. industry from cheaper chinese metals beijing responded on monday with import duties on three billion dollars worth of u.s. goods ranging from pork to wine the next day the us announced plans to slap a twenty five percent duty on thirtee

brazil's former president luiz inacio lula da silva is considering his next move after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest follows a ruling by the country's top court that he must begin a twelve year jail sentence for corruption supporters of gathered outside a union building in sao paolo where lula retreated to some of his allies one of them former president dilma rousseff spoke to the crowd. it's a political persecution aimed at putting him behind bars and i want to tell every one of you gathering here that i'm sure that president luiz inacio lula da silva is an honest strong and brave person and that he will know how to face this moment with courage and serenity of an innocent man. russia has warned britain it's playing with fire during a tense exchange at the u.n. security council the meeting was called to discuss the poisoning of a russian former double agent in england with the u.k. blames a moscow. news no good. i don't even know what to say some sort of theater of the absurd can you come up with a better fake story we all know what the worth of british intelligence is base

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dilma rousseff on the political crisis in brazil as protests mount over the imprisonment of luiz inacio lula da silva. rousseff said the coup began with her impeachment and is expanded with the recent imprisonment of former president lula, who is the front runner in this year's election. then to eaeah day. this year's theme end plastic , pollution. >> 2/5 of the plastic men of the world is in the united states. it is huge corporate interest in maintaining plastics. we cannot mine this area giant nets. fix is s a cultutural fifix, by changing our use of plastics. amy: we will speak with environmental scientist marcus eriksen, author of "junk raft: an ocean voyage anana rising de of activism to fight plasc c pollution."" and we w will go to hohouston to tatalk to priscicilla villa of earthworks, which is part of that break free from plastics movement. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. "what follows are notes i typed in the vehicle immediately upon exiting trump tower." so begins one of the newly-released memos written b

juan: in brazil, former president luiz inacio lula da silva began serving a 12-year sentence for a controversialorruption conviction. after missing a 5:00 p.m. deadline, lula turn himself into police on saturday following a standoff during which he spent the night in the steelworkers union building. lula's supporters gathered outside, many hoping he would defy orders to surrender. on saturday, lula addressed thousands of his supporters and members of his workers party. >> i am doing a very conscious, very conscious thing. i told the comments that if it depends on my will, i would not go, but i will go. i'm going because they're going to say tomorrow that lula is out of the way, that lula is hidden. no, i am not hiding. i'm going to go there and see their faces so they know i am not afraid. so they know i'm not going to run and so they know i'm going to prove my innocence. they need to know that. i want to go there and tell the delegate i am at your disposal. the history of the next few days will prove that the delegate who accused me was the one who committed the crime. it was the judge who judg

juan: in brazil, former president luiz inacio lula da silva began serving a 12-year sentence for a controversialorruption conviction. after missing a 5:00 p.m. deadline, lula turn himself into police on saturday following a standoff during which he spent the night in the steelworkers union building. lula's supporters gathered outside, many hoping he would defy orders to surrender. on saturday, lula addressed thousands of his supporters and members of his workers party. >> i am doing a very conscious, very conscious thing. i told the comments that if it depends on my will, i would not go, but i will go. i'm going because they're going to say tomorrow that lula is out of the way, that lula is hidden. no, i am not hiding. i'm going to go the and see their faces so they know i am not afraid. so they know i'm not going to run and so they know i'm going to prove my innocence. they need to know that. i want to go there and tell the delegate i am at your disposal. the history of the next few days will prove that the delegate who accused me was the one who committed the crime. it was the judge who judged

the former brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has surrendered himself to police to beginyear sentence for corruption. lula is being taken from his hometown near sao paulo to a prison in the southern city of curitiba. the former president has insisted he is innocent. lebo diseko reports. we should warn you that her report contains flash photography from leroux beginning. —— very beginning. his supporters were far from happy but lula had promised he'd do it. more than 2a hours after the deadline had passed, brazil's former president pushed through this crowd to hand himself in and start a 12 year prison sentence for corruption. earlier he'd addressed adoring crowds by his side, his impeached successof as crowds by his side, his impeached successor as president, dilma rousseff. translation: i'm doing a very conscious, very conscious being. i will go. very conscious, very conscious being. iwill go. i'm not going very conscious, very conscious being. i will go. i'm not going to run, and so they know i'm going to prove my innocence, they need to know that. for his supporters, h

in brazil, supporters and opponents of the former president luiz inacio lula da silva have been protestingth sides warning of a threat to democracy if a supreme court ruling doesn't go their way. judges are deciding if he can stay out of prison while he appeals a corruption conviction. five out of 11 supreme courtjudges have ruled against him so far, four in favour. he has been seen as favourite to win 0ctober‘s presidential election if his conviction doesn't prevent him standing. the duke of edinburgh has undergone hip replacement surgery at a private hospital in london. in a statement, buckingham palace says the prince, who is 96, is comfortable and in good spirits. saudi arabia will open its first cinema in decades in the next two weeks. it is part of a deal that the saudis have done with amc, the world's largest cinema chain. the plan is to open up to a0 cinemas in some 15 saudi cities over the next five years. at the hague on wednesday, russia failed in its bid for a joint investigation into the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter. the british government points the finger squar

now thousands of brazilians are valid across the country calling for the former president luiz inacio lula da silva to be jailed over his conviction for corruption the demonstrations took place of the day before the supreme court decides whether he should begin his sentence. those are the headlines the listening post is next. the benefit of sudan people so that they see the importance of. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. t.v. brings. us up with a quick. look. at the. alarm richard just put in you're at the listening post here are some of the stories we've been tracking this week in latin america the news media are playing central roles into stores the arrival of brazilian troops onto the streets of rio de janeiro and the aftermath of a disputed election in honduras facebook is dealing with the fallout of the cambridge analytical story governments in washington and london are demanding answers another big chunk of the turkish news media is now in pro-government hands and which egyptian presidential candidate would you vote for the one on the left or the one on th

behind bars and i want to tell every one of you gathering here that i'm sure that president luiz inacio lula da silva is an honest strong and brave person and that he will know how to face this moment with courage and serenity of an innocent man. german court has rejected a spanish extradition request for years formally to the judges ruled the rebellion charge that faces in spain is not a criminal offense in germany that he's wanted for his role in the illegal referendum for catalonia is independence those are the headlines cause you can follow all of the stories on our web site at al-jazeera dot com back with more news in thirty minutes next it's the strafe do stay with us. getting to the heart of the matter if. he calls you today. would you accept given. the. realities are you willing to. always ready for talk. for taking decisions here their story on talk to al-jazeera. the u.s. gun. violence in mexico. i'm femi oke am today the stream explores what's often called the i am river of america assault weapons flowing south of the u.s. border right now we're live on several. comments and i will do my v

police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse supporters of former president luiz inacio lula da silvance for corruption. he maintains his innocence, but eventually agreed to comply with the arrest warrant against him. millions of travellers are facing fresh transport disruption in france, as rail workers protest against president emmanuel macron's economic reform plans. local trains as well as regional high—speed services and some international journeys are affected in the latest action. train staff are in a dispute over the government's planned overhaul of state—run sncf. a huge, unexploded bomb from the second world war has been successfully defused by a team of specialists in the western german city of paderborn. more than 26,000 residents had to be evacuated ahead of the operation. 0nce defused, the 1.8 tonne british bomb was loaded on a lorry for disposal. this weekend 0rthodox christians around the world have been celebrating easter festivities. worshippers at one church in tanta in northern egypt are marking one year since a deadly attack that killed dozens during a palm sunday

the former brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, is spending his first night in prison aftersentence for corruption. lula arrived by helicopter after turning himself in to brazil police and ending a day—long standoff. katy watson reports from sao paulo. never would lula have imagined spending his retirement in prison. a culmination of nearly three days of gripping political drama. it wasn't straightforward. for hours on saturday, his supporters had blocked the exit to the union building's car park, refusing to let him leave. despite the fact he said he was willing to surrender. his first attempt at handing himself over failed after fans stopped the car from leaving, and forced him back in the building. this was the moment of surrender. walking out into the crowds to be taken away by federal police and begin his 12 year sentence for corruption. earlier in the day, lula had spoken to the crowd, who had been waiting for him patiently ever since his arrest warrant was issued on thursday. in an emotional speech, he told them that although he was prepared to give himself in, he wou

thousands of brazilians have rallied across the country calling for the former president luiz inacio lula da silva to be jailed for corruption it comes just a day before the supreme court decides whether he should start his sentence france is facing a second day of severe transport disruption rail workers are striking in protest against president planned labor reforms unions are planning regular strikes over the next three months they want the government to drop propose cuts to benefits and pensions fragile today those are the headlines next is the stream. getting to the heart of the matter if. they. would you accept given. facing reality. always ready for. hear their story on talk to al-jazeera. i my name is linda i'm an activist from brooklyn and i'm in. today a radical history. where speak to those calling for. the civil rights leaders life. fifty since the assassination of the african-american civil rights leader martin luther king. peregrine. learned a lever and was very well not bother to call it a barber comparable bird. no i have a dream speech called for a quality among blacks and whites

in brazil, supporters and opponents of the former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva have, with both sides warning of a threat to democracy if a supreme court ruling doesn't go their way. judges are deciding whether he can remain out of prison while he appeals against a corruption conviction. however, five out of ii supreme courtjudges have so far ruled against him, with three in favour. lula was seen as the favourite to win 0ctober‘s presidential election if his conviction didn't prevent him from standing. duke of edinburgh has undergone hip replacement surgery. in a statement, the pallas said he is comfortable and in good spirits. now, if anyone thought china would take donald trump's protectionist threats lying down, think again. beijing has announced huge tariffs against us products, day three of growing trade tensions, that are spooking financial markets and wiping billions from people's pension plans and investments. robin brant reports from shanghai. in just 2a hours, both the united states and china have laid out plans to hit each other‘s exports. the us has a long

behind bars and i want to tell every one of you gathering here that i'm sure that president luiz inacio lula da silva is an honest strong and brave person and that he will know how to face this moment with courage and serenity of an innocent man palestinians are preparing for war protests along the gaza israel border prompting fears of more violence a week after the bloodiest day in years some have been gathering tires which they plan to burn in create a smoke screen making it harder for israeli snipers at least twenty one palestinians have been killed over the past week and more than four hundred injured half of them hit by israeli gunfire. a german court has rejected a spanish extradition request for catalonia as former leader. judges ruled that the rebellion charge that faces in spain is not a criminal offense in germany he's warned over his role in the legal referendum illegal referendum for catalonia is independence you could follow all of those stories on our web site at al-jazeera dot com back with more news in thirty minutes next it's inside story with dream to stay with us. china's big broth

in brazil, supporters and opponents of the former president, luiz inacio lula da silva, have been protestingsn't go their way. judges are deciding whether he can remain out of prison while he appeals against a corruption conviction. five of the 11 judges have so far ruled against him, only two in favour. he was favourite to win october's presidential election if his conviction doesn't prevent him standing. the duke of edinburgh has undergone hip replacement surgery at a private hospital in london. in a statement, buckingham palace says the prince, who's 96, was comfortable and in good spirits. saudi arabia will open its first cinema in decades in the next two weeks. it's part of a deal the saudis have done with amc — the world's largest cinema chain. the plan is to open up to 40 cinemas in some 15 saudi cities over the next five years. the american retailer sears was once as much a part of the american landscape as the rocky mountains — until their business empire started to crumble. the ceo said last week it was fighting to survive, after a merger with rival kmart failed to spark a turnarou

luiz inacio lula da silva was requesting to remain free during his appeals process, but on wednesday, ruining his chances of running in 0ctober‘s presidential election, which he was the favourite to win. let's speak to julia carneiro in sao paulo. tell us about the extraordinary circumstances about how a favourite to win the elections is turning himself into go to jail? he's facing a complicated judicial situation, charges for several different corruption accusations related to the period of his government in the workers' party. this has been the first sentence, he has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison, and he denies any wrongdoing. he said there's a conspiracy going on against him and this is part of a move to remove the workers' party's this is part of a move to remove the workers' pa rty‘s chances this is part of a move to remove the workers' party's chances of ruling the now, of course, in workers' party's chances of ruling the - now, of course, in the the country. now, of course, in the courts, the situation has been different, the view of the matter has been different, a

luiz inacio lula da silva was requesting to remain free during his appeals process, but on wednesday,uled against that — ruining his chances of running in october's presidential election, which he was the favourite to win. six activists have been jailed in vietnam for attempting to overthrow the state. their sentences are between seven and 15 years — the harshest in years as the communist country tightens its grip on critics. those jailed include lawyers accused of holding human rights training and pushing for a multi—party democracy in vietnam. and patients had to be evacuated when this intense fire broke out at a hospital in istanbul, in turkey. the blaze started on the roof of the building. flames then rapidly engulfed the hospital's exterior cladding. officials say there are no reports of casualties so far. a court in seoul will sentence the former south korean president park geun hye for her part in a corruption scandal which led to her being removed from office. she faces 18 charges including bribery, abuse of power and coercion. prosecutors have demanded 30 years in prison and

brazil's former president luiz inacio lula da silva is now in policeustody ending a two day standoff. he begins a 12-year prison sentence. 72-year-old lula took rege in a steelworkers' union building afteskipping a court appoint deadline to turn himself in. lula was convicted of bribery, but he claims the conviction was designed to keep him from running for president again.st lula was the feft-wing leader to become president of brazil in nearly half a century and was the frontrunner inoc tober's election. fire investigators say they still don't know what caused yesterday's deadly fire at trump tower. 67-year-old todd brassner died and four firefigers suffered minor injuries.co new york fire issioner daniel nigro said when firefighrs arrived, the apartment was engulfed in flames. nigro also noted there are no sprinklers on the residential floors of the building and they were not required when trump tower was constructed in 1983. >> sreenivasan: 20 years ago this week, an extraordinary "eace pact was signed. northern ireland'sgood friday agreement" brought an end to three decades of vio

bucks the former brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has surrendered himself to police toyear sentence for corruption. lula arrived by helicopter after turning himself in to brazil police and ending a day—long standoff that will see him begin serving a 12—year prison sentence for corruption. katy watson in sao paulo gave us this update. it's been the culmination of a tense few days here in brazil. it was the early evening when lula finally made it out of the union building after a previous attempt to try and get out in a car, but protesters stopped the car from leaving, but eventually walked out and was sped off in a car. he went straight to have a medical exam, a helicopter to the local airport and from there he is going to the southern city of coritiba, where he begins his 12—year prison sentence. i'm assuming, katy, this isn't the end of the story? it's not the end of the story. it's certainly the end of a dramatic chapter in the brazilian political saga here. he will serve his sentence, he still says he wants to appeal, he's got two higher courts he can appeal to. he s

to her this week and telephone you, raising support for the formerer brazilian resident luiz inacio lula da silvaor the frontnt runner of this year's election. i wanted to ask about the far candidateidential running in second place in the polls. on friday, bolsonaro was charged with inciting hatred and discrimination against blacks, digits communities, women, and game and and lesbians, trans people. he is facing three years in prison if you were convicted. prison if you were convicted. going back in time during his vote in favor of your impeachment as you pointed out, bolsonaro dedicated a moment to one of the men who tortured you while you were in prison, while you were a political prisoner? can you talk about both? >> yes. i can, indeed. the far right in brazil, like the far right everywhere, is anti-woman, anti-black, anti-indigenous person. it is in favor of ending all oversight. they want to end in oversight of labor work situations, slavery that continues to exist in brazil. they are full of prejudice and intolerance. and they believe that they can resolve the most complex problems using br

now thousands of brazilians are valid across the country calling for the former president luiz inacio lula da silva to be jailed over his conviction for corruption the demonstrations took place of the day before the supreme court decides whether he should begin his sentence. those are the headlines the listening pace does next. the benefit of saddam people so bad they see. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. brings out. the boy last. night and. i need. to be there but. i'm not. alone richard just read and you're at the listening post here are some of the stories we've been tracking this week in latin america the news media are playing central roles into stores the arrival of brazilian troops onto the streets of rio de janeiro in the aftermath of a disk.

country's supreme court where judges are voting on whether to send the former president luiz inacio lula da silva to jail now their decision will have huge implications for the country which is basically divided over lula. he wants to stay out of jail while he appeals against conviction that taking bribes lou there is a favorite to win the presidential election in october despite the corruption scandal but there is still big questions as to whether he can even run so let's go live now to our last in america editor lucien human she's in the brazilian capital brasilia how how does it stand with regard to the judges and which way they're going. martine things are becoming very complicated and indeed very exciting in just the last couple of minutes ten of the eleven judges have voted the vote so far is tied five for five against lewis petition but the final vote should be castro was expected to be cast by the president of the supreme court the eleventh vote but right before she began to speak a lawyer on behalf of president lula of the former president rather said that she is not allowed in a.b.'s co

thousands of brazilians have rallied across the country calling for the former president luiz inacio lula da silva to be jailed for corruption it comes just a day before the supreme court decides whether he should start his sentence france is facing a second day of severe transport disruption rail workers are striking him protests against president planned labor reforms unions are planning regular strikes over the next three months they want the government to drop propose cuts to benefits and pensions today those are the headlines next is the stream. getting to the heart of the matter if. they. would you accept given. facing reality. always ready for. hear their story on talk to al-jazeera. i my name is linda i'm an activist and i'm in. today a radical history. to those calling for. civil rights leaders life.

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behind bars and i want to tell every one of you gathering here that i'm sure that president luiz inacio lula da silva is an honest strong and brave person and that he will know how to face this moment with the courage and serenity of an innocent man. on the prospects of jail time could deal of fatal blow to plans to run for a third term an october us presidential election last america as lucien human has more from the capital brasilia. barack obama described we see now saluted the silver as. the world's most popular president the leftwing metal worker rose to become a global example for others who dream of lifting tens of millions of people from poverty. to presidencies were haunted by corruption allegations they never stuck hence his reputation for having a teflon shield but with the supreme court's decision to send him to prison while he appeals a twelve year corruption sentence it's clear the shield has crumbled the messages you all are equal all the piece off legislation that you have been to see you on the law so now we are talking about the former president to morrow we can be talking about the

brazil's supreme court is deciding whether former president luiz inacio lula da silva can stay out of jail while appealing against a corruption conviction could be barred from running in this year's presidential election if the judges don't rule in his favor that speak to a latin america editor and human who's following the story from brasilia what's at stake besides the fate of former president. well marion there's no question that whatever the result it's going to have a very significant impact on brazil both in the short and long term if he is allowed to remain out of prison this means that he would be able to continue running in the election campaign remember there are elections in october in this country and even if he is not ultimately allowed to run if the electoral court bars him from doing so at least until august he would be able to continue to promote his vice presidential candidate who would presumably replace him that's the first part but just as importantly the ruling is going to set a judicial priesthood dent if lula is allowed again to stay out of prison this means tha

brazil's top courses rolled up for president luiz inacio lula da silva must start serving a twelve year prison sentence for taking bribes. and a new york times investigation says the lebanese american businessman george nader could have new information about russian interference the twenty sixteen presidential election. now an indian court sentenced one of hollywood's biggest stars to five years in prison for killing a red deer known as indian antelope salon khan was accused of shooting the protected animals in a nature reserve almost twenty years ago these are carports. so monk was surrounded by heavily armed police as he arrived to court in the city of jodhpur not the kind of entrance to bollywood stars used to the fifty two year old actor had denied shooting death the da over the northwestern state of rogers stand while filming a movie in the region in one nine hundred ninety eight but the judge disagreed but amanda conner go work in a traditional magistrate dave caught three fronts on one can go under section one fe one of the wildlife protection act and sentenced him to five years

the brazilian supreme court is expected to rule if former president luiz inacio lula da silva can remainse he's standing in the presidential election in october. his supporters were at the supreme court — there is a divide here. this was a large demonstration demanding that he should be jailed immediately. that's bringing katie watson live from sao paulo. there must be a challenge for the courts here to say about the incredibly potent politics all around. indeed. i am about the incredibly potent politics all around. indeed. iam at about the incredibly potent politics all around. indeed. i am at the union outside sao paulo, very much the heartland and people here are watching. you can see going on there as thejudges voting watching. you can see going on there as the judges voting one by one. there have been three who voted so far out of the leaven. everyone is watching this very closely because as you said that divides brazil. people who feel that he is a saviour, he changed brazilfor the better, other people who feel he is the symbol of corruption at the highest level so everyone has the

attempt by former brazilian president luiz inacio da silva to stay out of jail while he appeals a controversial corruption conviction. the court voted 6-5 against lula, who had been the frontrunner in this year's brazilian presidential election. it now appears lula may soon be arrested and jailed. he is a former union leader who served as president of brazil from 2003 to 2010. during that time, he helped lift tens of millions of brazilians out of the poverty. supporters of lula decried the ruling saying it is a continuation of the coup that ousted lula's ally dilma rousseff from power last year. >> protesting in the streets and fighting for democracy. amy: during an interview on democracy now! last month, president da silva said his prosecution is part of an attempt to criminalize the workers party. isknow what is behind that the attempt to criminalize iparty. what is behind that is the therest in a part of leadership of brazil together with the part of the press, reinforced by the role of the judiciary in preventing lula from becoming a candidate in the 2018 election. amy: president donald trump has signed an order directing the national guard to b