does lula da silva have this job now or not? >> not now. a temporary decision to suspend his nomination. will probably be overturned. they are intent on fighting to make lula-- katty: why were people so enraged he was given this job? >> the timing of the nomination was horrible. it could not have been worse this happened just days after lula was officially involved in a corruption investigation. there were charges brought up against him. there was a request for his arrest. then the nomination game two days afterwards. the government can't avoid the perception this is being done in order to avoid prosecution. katty: you had a whole load of protesters coming out of a wiretap released saying that the president gave lula this job to avoid arrest. >> yes, the government denies this of course. there is some reason for the government to bring lula in. he is a powerful politician in brazil. there are many in favor of him being in government. that brings the government some support from the streets, which were lacking. but the timing is terrible. if

but lula in the meantime was upset that such a conversation was taped.is saying it is an invasion of his privacy and this will not only effect lula's standing in the cabinet, but could effect the entire party. and there are now more than 20 judges filing injunctions against lula being nut -- put in that post. it is very messy, and each side is doing what they can to block the other. >> if we just put to one side whether he been properly fire walled or not. if that tape of that phone call, the very first one that we're talking about here, if that is actually genuine, it just doesn't look good. >> that's exactly it. it doesn't look good at all. the thing about the conversation was -- you could say it was a bit vague. it wasn't directly stated of course that this was being done to protect him. it is suggested and implied, but, again, you know, president rousseff, and former president lula are saying this shouldn't be taken as proof. president rousseff standing by her decision saying she appointed lula to her cabinet because she sees this as the best option

says brazil's former president lula da silva. and europe is only as strong as its weakest link, so says the president of macedonia, as he slams eu leaders for not doing more to help his country with its migrant crisis. tom: good evening. we begin in the united states, with republicans sharply divided over front-runner donald trump, who took on his 2 closest challengers thursday evening for a two-hour long televised debate. marco rubio and ted cruz seem to trying a new strategy, putting up something of a united front, part of the effort to stop trump's march towards the nomination. instead of challenging each toer, the pair instead chose focus on the billion of businessman, whose dominance of the 2016 race has shaken the gop to its corporate we go to north carolina, where early voting has begun a head a primary on the 15th of march. philip, what are people telling you about the race of the moment? philip: the favorites are doing well here, as you can see behind me. a few hillary clinton supporters . she is ahead in the pulling in

lula is this towering political figure. how significant is it that he is even being questioned by the police in relation to this corruption scandal? eric: this is a big deal for at least two reasons. not the least of which, it shows the world brazilian justice will go after whoever they want to go after and nobody is above the law. i think that is a particularly significant development, particularly in this context . number two, lula's iconic. he is a leader of a movement. he was the first president elected from the working class. he represents the aspirations of the long downtrodden in brazil. really the impression may be somemer -- forming among sectors in brazil that by being questioned, he is being made into a target by forces that they would not like to really have to confront. this is really a very interesting time. laura: lula says it is a witchhunt and brazil police do not want him to run again for power. is there any truth in that? eric: you know, there may be truth that some people don't want him to run again, but

da silva, minister lula da silva. i count on his identity, the identity that he has with this country, with the people thf country. i count on this. chief of staff of the civil house. >> reporter: outside the presidential palace anti-government protesters clashed with supporters. both sides frustrated and angry at the many different and contradictory turns the country's politics have taken. the demonstrations are not limited to the capital. for the second day in a row thousands took to the streets in cities across the country. tired of corruption and their politicians. despite the massive protest, the president is determined to press on trying to keep the country running. she says the protests are part of a healthy democracy and she is just doing what she believes is best as brazil's duly elected president. members of the lower house plan to make it difficult for her to hold on to her seat fast-tracking peachment proceedings against her for fiscal mismanagement. the president had hoped having lula da silva in her corn

brazil is facing a political crisis after a judge blocked the appointment of former president lula da ville va. as chief the staff to his successor dilma rousseff. the federal judge issued an injunction on the grounds of the appointment could derail legal proceedings against lula. the prosecutors have charged the former president with money laundering and fraud as part of an investigation into corruption at the state oil company petrobras. opposition politicians accused rousseff of bringing lula into the government to protect him but also to secure his support in blocking impeachment procedures against rousseff herself for alleged financial mismanagement. thousands of protestors back out on the streets expressing their opposition to rousseff's attempt to put lul la to the cabinet. it's the second day of demonstrations with protests late into the night on wednesday. dilma rousseff says the former president would help to put brazil's faltering economy back on track. we have this update from rio de janeiro. >> reporter: this has many brazilians frus traiteded and angry. they no longer kn

protesters clashed with lula da silva supporters. both sides frustrated and angry at the many different and contradictory turns the country's politics have taken. the demonstrations are not limited to the capital. for the second day in a row, thousands took to the streets in cities across the country. tired of corruption and their politicians. despite the massive protests, the president is determined to press on trying to keep the country running. she says the protests are part of a healthy democracy and she is doing what she believes is best as the duly elected president. members of the lower house plan to make it difficult for dilma rousseff to hold on to her seat, fast-tracking impeachment proceedings against her for fiscal mismanagement. a federal judge has suspended the appointment of lula da silva. the government is appealing. nothing is calming emotions here. brazil is reeling from a wide-reaching corruption investigation into the national oil company and it's also suffering the worst depression in decades. people are unhappy

it's probably more accurate to say that lula has been charged, but not indicted. they are difficult charges to prove, because how do you demonstrate that a property that is in someone else's name is really owned by someone else? so, it will be contested. of given the sort of rights the defendant in the brazilian criminal system, there will be a lot of counterclaims and opportunities to appeal. so, i think it's really difficult to say where it could go, but it will probably take quite a long time to be resolved. catherine n.: and we are hearing that certain members of the government are trying to get lula back into the government, get him some immunity. cynics out there might think that raises more suspicion on him. >> yeah. i think that is being talked about in the press in brazil right now, but it would be risky for president dilma rousseff to do that. it would look like they are covering something up, that they require more immunity. as a minister, he would -- could only be judged in the supreme court. it looks like there is something to hide. it might backfire.

there is nothing sinister or corrupt about dilma rousseff calling lula to be part of the government. if she were to call him on the basis of him being charged with something then that might be corrupt but at the moment it's still legitimate for saying that, he must be right. >> okay, thank you, very much for speaking to us from the u k. now the kurdistan freedom falcons or tak claimed responsibility for a car bombing in the turkish capitol on sunday and in ankara killed 37 people. the tak made announcement on their website saying the attack was in retaliation to a security crack down by the turkish government in areas and the tak is a break away group from the kurdistan party which long fought against the turkish government and also in turkey the if german consulate in istanbul has been closed over security concerns. regional and international powers are waiting to see when the three kurdish controlled areas in northern syria will declare an autonomous region and a top official said on wednesday that announcement was imminent to form a federation and it alarmed turkey and criticism f

so how did lula get wrapped up in this? prosecutors accuse him of receiving political favors from companies now under investigation. at the same time, lula is trying to take up a government cabinet post, a move that critics say has led dilma rousseff to shield him from prosecution. all of this has led lula's successor fighting for her political life. she has refused to step down. but the pressure keeps piling up. thomas: it is time now for a look at the latest business news with kate moody. you are starting today with a look at one of the most successful financial -- kate: a con artist managed to steal billions of euros from corporations, in spite of copycats and films. he is currently living in israel. he gave the associated press the behind-the-scenes look at how he got away with the scam for so long. our correspondent has the details. >> he pretended to be a powerful agent on intelligence the hunt for a terrorist or it on the phone he would spin a story and convince people to hand over their company's cash or he scams te

lula is really a towering figure in brazilian politics, isn't he? would you describe reaction there to these allegations? >> lula is certainly today the most important political figure, even more important i would say than the president, because the president today is lula's protege, she was fairly unknown before being elected five years ago. so he really continues to dominate the political discussion, and the fact that the corruption scandal has now reached him has caused quite an earthquake and created a lot of discussions here in brazil. since this morning, and there is of course the possibility of lula returning and running for office again in 2018, so it has quite a massive impact. he is seen as perhaps the most important politician in brazil's history. >> yes, exactly. the one that really presided over the economic rise of brazil as one of the key emerging economies in the world. how significant it is, though, that the investigation has reached him, as you say? the fact that you have a powerful figure in the country who is the subject of a cri

brazilian judge has blocked the of luiz inacio lula da silva.t is the latest twist in the crisis that brings protesters to the streets. >> sao paolo is the heartland of the workers party. if they weren't heard here, they criticize the brazilian judiciary who they claim conducted a coup against the president. >> even if we don't agree with what president rousseff is doing, but we don't want to see a coup that ends democracy. >> it is here that former president lula would address the crowd. >> we have far more people here than we expected. >> we're ready to die if necessary. they will not take away from us the best president that brazil has ever had. >> this is the biggest pro-government gathering. >> many turned out for the government, this large showing has only polarized civilian society. the opposition said that it would respond an implicating business leaders and major applications including the former president lula. lula is the man that this crowd, the government supporters, came to hear. >> i'm not going into the government. i'm going to h

lula deserves to be in jail. that is what he deserves. amy: well, for more, we are joined by glenn greenwald, the pulitzer prize winning journalist based in brazil. he has been covering brazil closely for the intercept. his recent piece is called, "brazil is engulfed by ruling class corruption -- and a dangerous subversion of democracy." glenn greenwald writes -- "this is a campaign to subvert brazil's democratic outcomes by monied factions that have long hated the results of democratic elections, deceitfully marching under an anti-corruption banner, quite similar to the 1964 coup. in a moment, we're going to be talking with wayne greenwald about the attacks in brussels as well as the presidential elections here in the united states and the battle between apple and the u.s. government over encryption. the right now, we are starting with brazil. glenn, there is very little attention in t the united states and the mainstream media about what is taking place in brazil. president obama is right next-door in argentina, but can you talk about w

demonstrations have taken place in other cities over the appointment of lula da silva.y say it is an attempt to protect lula da silva from prosecution in a corruption case. for former leader dilma rousseff is held in high regard by the left wing. roous roous needs that to survive. that's why she has failed to tackle the budget deficit which stood at more than 150 billion dollars. that equivalent to 10% of gdp. gdp is expecteded to shrink by 3.5% this year after a similar drop last year. it will be marking the lowest downturn in the committee. it bounced slightly on the news of the judge blocking lieu's appointment. >> reporter: in was the moment president dilma rousseff hoped would pacify the country and turn things around. her popular predecessor formally appointed chief of her cabinet. it didn't last long. >> reporter: she didn't let the jeers get in the way. she called government supporters brave brazilians. >> translation: welcome, dear xhan i don't know, lula da silva-- companion. i count on the experience of him. i count on his identity. the identity that he has w

details have taken place over dilma rousseff appointment of lula da silva. they see it as an attempt to protect him from prosecution in an upcoming case >> translation: this was the moment president dilma rousseff would pacify the country and turn things around. her popular being formally appointed chief of her cabinet. it didn't last long. >> reporter: president dilma rousseff didn't let the engineers get in the way. she called government supporters great brazilians. >> translation: welcome to lula da silva. i count on the experience of him, i count on his identity, the identity that he has with this country, with the people of this country. i count on this. >> reporter: outside the presidential palace anti-government protesters clashed with lula da silva supporters. both sides frustrated and angry at the many different and contradictory turns the country's politics have taken. the demonstrations are not limited to the capital. for the second day in a row, thousands took to the streets in the cities across the country. tired of corruption and their politici

she has named former president lula da silva as her chief of staff triggered the protests. she made the move to shield him it is said. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people are back on the streets. some gathered at the presidential palace, others across the country's large cities. dilma rousseff's appointment of her mentor and predecessor lula da silva was meant to restore public trust, but it has done the opposite. lula da silva who was credit with lifting millions out of poverty overture hig administration is facing charges of fraud and money laundering in relation to petrobras. taking the post gives him ministerialial immunity. dilma rousseff said that wasn't with why she gave him the position >> translation: i am sorry, he is coming. he is going to help. we will look at controlling inflation. >> reporter: shortly after she said that, a federal judge who was leading a wider corruption vepgs released details of a conversation between dilma rousseff and lula da silva. he had been tapped by federal police >>> although she and lula da silva have denied allegations of wron

i think with lula da silva in the government it will be even less possible. they can accuse them of anything they want, but the investigation, of the police and everybody else, the prosecutors, they haven't found anything that is incriminating. otherwise, dilma rousseff would be impeached and lula da silva would be in prison. the fact of the matter is dilma rousseff is still the president and there's is no evidence against her and lula da silva, there is no evidence. the only difference is that he has been appointed minister is that he can stilling prosecuted and investigated, but this time around by the supreme court, which is a higher authority. one or two million demonstrators in a country of 200 million is big but not decisive. this time last year, it was smaller, even though the intensity is bigger. for the first time the pro-government people are protesting as well. they're entitled to call for the government to go, but there is nothing sinister or corrupt about dilma rousseff. if she were to call him on the basis of him being charged with something, th

lula is facing questions over his ties with giant construction companies. line of inquiry is focusing on whether those funds were used to pay for the development of a ranch and breach-front property used by lula. >> translator: today we are looking at evidence that the former president and his family obtained advantages to eventually perform certain actions within the government. it is still is hypothesis in our investigation. there is evidence of payments, but no plausible reason for those payments. >> reporter: former president lula is no longer in police custody, but the fact that he was brought in for questioning, and that his home and several other properties were raided by police earlier on friday are being seen as the most politically explosive development in relation to corruption investigations to do with the oil giant petrobras which is state run. now lula has denied any allegations of wrongdoing, but police say they have evidence to the contrary. he is one of over 50 high-level politicians who have been under investigation for receiving kickbacks

what's the latest on the former president lula da silva?>> reporter: the political crisis here in brazil has gone from bad to worse, especially after this supreme court justice made a surprising and unexpected ruling saying that the ex-president lula da silva could not serve in the cabinet of the president. this became a big story and it is a big story that adds to this crisis because lieu was given this position late last week. it was partially an attempt to shield him or give him immune. he is under investigation for alleged corruption violations and this is big that he is not able to take this cabinet position because now he will not have this sort of immunity at all. in theory that means that he could face arrest if the prosecutors and the investigators deem there's enough evidence to arrest him. so that's why that's a significant development here. also not only that is swirling around here, but in the national congress building that you see behind me, a special impeachment commission will start their first hearings on impeachment of di

. >>> las protestas se multiplican en las calles por el nombramiento del ex presidente lula silva. >>eff. >>> cuento con la experiencia de lula cuento con su identidad la que tiene el paÍs. >>> ademÁs polÉmico el momento no miento de lula es apresurado estaba previsto para el martes pero la divulgaciÓn de conversaciÓn entre Él y dilma rousseff en la que se sugiere que la presidenta brasileÑa intentarÍa imposible arresto lula lo acelerÓ totaliddo. >>> te mandÓ un asesor con un papel para que lo usos si es necesario el acto acta de nombramiento le dice dilma rousseff, y el ex presidente goza de un mundo de ser procesado pero la filtraciÓn cal dÁ animos de un paÍs polarizado. >>> no voto a nadie mÁs, mejor no hacer nada. >>> nos vamos a manifestar a para poner la cara en la calle y protestar. >>> ya hay una guerra declarada. >>> los suceso de los Últimos dÍas han frenado la intenciÓn de lula del refiero t tiro la frÁgil posiciÓn del gobierno y asegurar el futuro del partido de los trabajadores. >>> el Él quiere asegurar una mejor posiciÓn en las elecciones municipales, y es un paso mÁs p

lula said he is feeling very disappointed at what is happening in brazil right now.ountry very divided and very loudly so. anti-government protesters have been taking to the streets over the last few days and intend to do so as well again on friday. but aside from that, the supporters of lula have also been taking to the streets to show their support for the embattled former president. despite charges they say they firmly believe he is still the champion of the poor. he is credited be lifting millions out of poverty when he was president and also driving the economic boom at that time. the economy in a very different state right now, many blaming president rousseff, saying her leadership has been lackluster at best. and the best thing she can do is to step down. >>> still to come we'll tell you about environmental activists who are using pigeons to monitor air pollution levels in the u.k. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from ♪ >>> welcome back. here is a remind

brazilian prosecutors have charged former president lula with money laundering and fraud.f his appointment is ratified he would be immune from prosecution by all, except brazil's supreme court. margo is covering this developing and co-plex story, and joins us on the story from rio where more protests have broken out. does this mean that former president lula has been stopped from joining the cabinet now? >> reporter: technically, yes, but the federal government is actually appealing that decision of the federal judge. what has happened here is they had a formal ceremony just a few hours ago at the presidential a place. there were protests outside. president rousseff calling those that attended the ceremony, brave brazilians, facing up to the growing anger against her government. but she stood by her appoint of former president lula, just moments after he was officially sworn in -- >> having a few problems with our line there to margo. let's see if she is still there. margo, can you still hear me? no, clearly having a few problems with the line to rio. we'll try to go back

lula da silva is the man that this crowd, the government supporters, came to here. >> translation: i'mnot going into the government to fight. i'm going to help my colleague dilma rousseff to do what she needs to do for the country >> reporter: as he spoke, the supreme court was blocking his appointment to the cabinet. a major victory for the opposition which means that the investigation against lula da silva is continued and dilma rousseff presidency is weakened >>> day six of the latest round of the syrian talks in geneva and the focus shifts to a top-level meeting between russia and the u.s. later this week. the u.n. envoy staffan de mistura gave a speech >> reporter: the meeting between the u.n. special envoy and the head of the special delegation. staffan de mistura says he wants to get down to the key issue of political transition. when he spoke to reporters, ambassador made a statement saying he had focused on overall principles that should govern the process. >> thank you so much >> reporter: he did not take any questions. the main opposition block, the high negotiations committ

lula denies the charges and says they are politically motivated. lucia newman has more. >> reporter: he was known as the politician with the teflon shield, a shield that for years prevented scores of corruption charges from sticking. that is until now. >> translator: money laundering, identity fraud, and the crime of money laundering in concurrent offenses, participation in money laundering. >> reporter: with that the state prosecutor charged brazil's powerful former president and his wife and son and called for da silva to be put into preventative custody while the case moves forward. until recently the former president was one of latin america's most-respected politicians, credited with taking 30 million brazilians out of poverty, and turning his country into an economic powerhouse. but that was before his successor oversaw the collapse of the economy, and a rise of corruption scandals worth billions of dollars that go back to lula's administration. he is accused of having received a large apartment from a construction company in exchange for pol

lula's swearing-in ceremony? julia: he had a tumultuous swearing-in ceremony.eople were chanting "there will be no coup." outside and all around the country you could hear people banging pots and pans, sort of a popular type of protest in brazil, protesting the nomination, continuing the protests we saw last night after he was named. mark c.: julia, the irony here is that president lula, he was very popular when he was in office. is this latest development having some sort of effect on his legacy? julia: dilma rousseff herself called him today one of the most important political leaders -- the most important political leader of this country when she was on his swearing-in ceremony. now we are seeing all the audiotapes that leaked yesterday or were released yesterday with him criticizing the prosecutor general and just talking on the phone as a normal person. it did take a toll. we already saw it in the protests. a lot of people protesting jail"t him, "get lula in and those types of signs. mark c.: how had investors been reacting to these developments? julia: th

it means the investigation against lula da silva will continue.dilma rousseff hold on the presidency is weakened >>> day six of the latest round of the syrian talks in geneva and the focus shifts to a top-level meeting between russia and the u.s. later this week. the u.n. envoy staffan de mistura set a meeting between kerry and lavrov could be crucial to secure a meaningful deal. james bays is in switzerland. >> reporter: at the end of the first week of these talks, a meeting between the u.n. special envoy and the head of the syrian government delegation ambassador. staffan de mistura has said he wants to get down to the key issue of political transition. when he spoke to reporters, ambassador made a statement saying he had focused on overall principles that should govern the process. >> thank you so much >> reporter: he did not take any questions. the main opposition block, the high negotiations committee, were holding an event to come memorandum or rate-- on the anniversary of the five-year war. the issues are not empowered and people believe th

rousseff has announced lula da silva, an appointment shielding him from approximate. - shall approximate. >> reporter: others-- the appointment of meant to restore public trust, but it has done the opposite. lula da silva who is credited lifting many out of poverty is now charged money laundering in relation to petrobras. taking the position saves him from prosecution. >> translation: i am sorry. he is coming. we're going to look at returning to growth and controlling inflation. >> reporter: sharlt after she said that a federal judge who was leading a wide corruption investigation released details of a conversation between dilma rousseff and lula da silva. he had been tapped by federal polic police. >> reporter: although she and lula da silva have denied allegations of wrongdoing, demonstrators say they've had enough. not just of politicians, but of the entire system of deep-rooted corruption. corruption investigation into petrobras has been ongoing for two years. it has brought down 100 business people and politicians. this has been insisted that she is doing what's best for brazil. man

lula had been tapped by federal police. >> reporter: although she and lula have denied allegations ofrongdoing. demonstrators say they have had enough. not just of politicians, but of the entire system of deep-rooted corruption. the corruption investigation into petrobras has been ongoing for two years now. it could now bring down the entire rousseff administration. through all of this president rousseff insists she is doing what is best for brazil. but many brazilians don't agree. some politicians are already leaving the ruling coalition government. brazil is in the midst of the worst recession it has seen in decades, and people feel rousseff's leadership just isn't competent enough to lead them out. >>> up next, why a new bill placing stricter rules on abortion clinics in this indiana is even dividing some ababortion opponents. >>> and why one county in minnesota is ending their practice of using grand juries to investigate police shootings. >>> more rain is expected today in texas and louisiana. the floods have forced thousands of people from their homes, and the governor is warnin

por el nombramiento de lula da silva como jefe del gabinete por dilma rousseff.a: asesinato del segundo lÍder ambientalista y defensor de los derechos humanos en dos semanas bertha cÁceres y garcÍa, sus asesinatos han traspasado las fronteras. >> apenas dos semanas transcurren el cobarde asesinato de la defensora de derechos humanos bertha cÁceres cuando otro crimen sacude el paÍs. >> a las 11 me cae la llamada de que fue asesinado, no sÉ si lo iban persiguiendo aquÍ. >> el san garcÍa era defensor de derechos humanos indÍgenas, nelson garcÍa. la organizaciÓn con la que trabajaba era afiliada al consejo cÍvico de organizaciones populares de honduras, estructura dirigida por bertha cÁceres. >> se cuenta en la Última dÉcada mÁs de 100 literatos asesinados por su lucha. ha puesto su sangre con su principal lÍder. >> figuras importantes se han pronunciado incluso el fondo de desarrollo holandÉs decidiÓ suspender actividades en honduras por millones de dÓlares, la hidroelÉctrica contra la que luchaba cÁceres antes del asesinato del juez desconoce su avance en la invest

>>> protests in brazil after former president lula da silva is detained as part of a widening corruption investigation. >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up, france's president says bashar al-assad is provocative for scheduling parliamentary elections next month, as syria's fragile ceasefire just about survives its first week. >>> the u.n. reports a sharp rise in allegations of sexual abuse by its peace keepers in ten different countries >> facebook agrees to pay millions more in tax in the u.k. >>> i'm in the philippines on the trail of a dying language that is only a few speakers away from dying out all together. ♪ >>> hello, thank you for joining us. the multi-billion dollars corruption scandal involving brazil's state-owned oil company has now spread to the former president. he was questioned by police for three hours before being released. hundreds of supporters clashed with police both at the airport where the questioning took place, and outside of his apartment. police say there is evidence that lula was one of the main b

lula da silva is the man that this crowd, the government supporters, came to here. >> translation: i'mnot going into the government to fight. i'm going to help my colleague dilma rousseff to do what she needs to do for this country. >> reporter: the supreme court blocking his entry, meaning the investigation into lula da silva will continue >>> time for a short break here on al jazeera. when we come back we will find out why the main opposition is refusing to take part in skunked's elections. why 80% of south koreans in their 20s would leave the country if they could. welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. a passenger plane en route from dubai has crashed during landing in a southern russian city. this unverified footage shows the moment the plane crashed. all passengers and crew on board have been killed. the most wanted fugitive from the paris attacks has been arrested during a dramatic shoot out in brussels. salah abdeslam evaded capture. turkey and the e.u. agreed that refugees arriving in greece from sunday will be sent back to turkey. turkey gets aid and pass fort pre-

lula is not only the former president. he is also a symbol. elected in 2002 as the first representative ever from the working class and he's really a symbol of success for much of the work class and many of them see him as a target. this is a corruption scandal that's really affecting the top levels of business and government but certainly there could be the temptation to rally around him and that could affect in terms of people's willingness to go into the streets and protest and we have seen the political party the workers party come out. this is a particularity tricky situation and we have to see where it goes from here >> the u.n.'s refusing agency has put together a six point plan to deal with the refugee crisis. the u.n. hcr wants to set up, a plan for registering and resettling each agency. the u.n. wants 10% of syria' sys refugees to be resettleout of europe. >>> alexis tsipras wants frontex to be established into a full blown coast guard. the camp has been expand he as new arrivals cause more crowding. growing number are turning ogang

a judge has since released phone recording between lula and dilma rousseff. merrick spas spas garland has been nominated by obama. the president has been accused of politicizing the situation. kurdish officials have said that the kurds are preparing to extend areas under their control. the move has allowed turkey to recognised zones >>> police in belgium are looking for two suspects following tuesday's raid in brussels. one man who was killed in the shoot out has been identified as anal engineerian-- an space pace algerian national. it was linked to november's attacks in paris. >> reporter: specialists police officers and forensic teams carefully examined the apartment where gunmen had opened fire just hours earlier. aiming to try to establish exactly what they were doing there. by daylight those who witnesses events unphenomenoned were still trying to understand what happened in the house opposite theirs. >> you heard a lot of shooting, you at some time heard an explosion too and i really didn't know what was really happening. >> reporter: police have identi

protest against lula da silva's return to government. his supporters are holding a rally and the former president is expected to attend. our correspondent daniel schweimler is joining us. there have been scuffles between lula's supporters and those against him. tell us what supporters are saying now. >> i'm in the center of sao paulo. opposition came out in huge numbers. they talked about brazilians around the country asking for the impeachment of dilma rousseff. today we have supporters of the former president lula it had 3 million people last week, and the brazilian people will be comparing what happened last week with what is happening now. people are turning out in large numbers, but there are helicopters above us. we'll compare what we saw last week, and what we have seen in the last few days here at a very tense time in brazil. >> all right, daniel, thank you very much. fol lowing developments for us in sao paulo. >>> meanwhile our top story this hour, the most importanted fugitive from the paris attacks salah abdeslam has been arr

implicating business leaders and hage mreingsz including the former president lula.ula is the man at this crowd the government supporters came to hear. >> i am not going in to the government to fit. i am going to help my colleague dilma to do what she needs to do for this country. as he spoke, the supreme court was blocking his appointment to the cabinet, a major victory for the opposition since it means the investigation against lula will continue and the hold on the presidency is weakened. daniel schweimler, al jazeera, sao paoula. >> the first sitting u.s. president in almost 90 years to visit cuba during his three-day state, he will meet with fidel castro to start shaping a new relationship between the two countries. a report from havana, a city like none obama has ever seen. ♪ >> it still looks like the havana of the pre-cold war era b cuba was the playground of the united states. ♪like most visitors, president barack obama will likely feel thrust back into the 1950s when he sees havana's art deco architecture and the old american cars from before the 1959 revol

let's start with lula da silva. has he been stopped from joining the government? >> reporter: he ha z at least temporarily. a pearl judge in braisilia, which is the capital. however the federal government is now appeals that decision. bottom line here, public opinion is very divided on the entire matter. we see the appointment to protect him and for dilma rousseff to shore up support for her while she under goes the impeachment proceedings. there are those that feel that really all of this is a way by which lula is looking like he's not guilty of the allegations of corruption against him. all in all people are growing very frustrated, very angry. they feel that this is no longer a matter of one political party against another but that the entire system itself here is indemmink in its corruption. >> we've seen protests. they're going to keep coming out in the streets until the weekend until they see president rou rousseff step down. more than those opposed, we saw supporters of lula coming out to say they stand with him. in many areas where this is happening, where

but it must be remembered that lula in fact hasn't yet been charged with anything.eing investigated, but so far no charges have been brought against him. >> and it looks like these proceedings that have to do with impeachment of her, they are now officially getting the green light. but that case has to do with petrobras. it has nothing to do with dasilva, and his ownership of a luxury beach side apartment. >> reporter: as i say nothing has been proved against lula. he denies that he owns that beach apartment. but, yes, you are right, impeachment proceedings will begin formally today in congress, but they still need two-thirds of the congress, over 240 deputies to vote in favor, whereas the minority, 171 could stop them. so it's still not guaranteed that impeachment proceedings will go ahead. although because of the increasing pressure from the streets, it seems very likely that most congressmen will in fact decide to vote for impeachment. but then the process has to go to the senate. so it's a fairly still long drawn out process. >> we understand an injunction has b

one threatened the home of lula de silva, who left office in 2011. he insists he has done nothing wrong. these raids are more in the long running scandal of the petrobras corruption. lula supporters scuffled with police as they protested his detension. the form he president remains popular in brazil. many believe he will seek to return to office in 2018. marga ortigas reports. >> early on friday in a massive sweep that was broadcasted live on tv hundreds of armed police raided numerous properties across three brazilian states, brought if for question, luis silva, lula called it a sad day for brazilian democracy. >> all they had to do was tell me that they were coming but sadly they decided to act with presumptuous arrogance, in a show a spectacle of pyre technical 96s. pyrotechnics. >> i wanted to express my utter dissatisfaction with the tact that former president lula who repeatedly appeared on a voluntary basis is now subjected to an unnecessary coercive condition to present even more testimony. >>> kick backs from companies in exchange for contra

. >> many are here waiting for former president lula to address the crowd. >> we have far more people than we expected. that should be enough to legitimatize are yo legitimatize rousseff's government. >> they will not take away from us the best president that brazil has ever had. >> this was the biggest pro government gathering, but there are similar seens across brazil. >> this is showing a huge opposition rally. now which something like 3 million people demonstrated across brazil. the large gathering has only further polarized society. former president lula is the man this crowd came to hear. >> i'm not going to the government to fight. i'm going to help my colleague dilma to do what she needs to do for this country. >> as he spoke the supreme court was blocking his appointment to the cabinet. a major victory for the opposition since it means that the investigation against lula will continue while dilma rousseff's hold on the presidency is weakened. >> dozens of people have been killed in a series of airstrikes in the northern syrian city of raqqa. it's an ill stronghold and the tar

speaking after his release, lula said he had, quote, nothing to fear.eds of supporters clashed with police after he was taken away. police say there was evidence that lula was one of the main beneficiaries of the petrobras scandal. >> translator: today we are looking at evidence that the former president and his family obtain obtained -- advantages. there is evidence of payments, but there isn't a plausible motive for those payments. >>> the inquiry known as operation car wash is investigating accusations that more than 2 billion was paid in bribes to obtain petrobras contracts, as well lula, dozens of executives and politicians have been arrested or are under investigation. lula is facing questions over his close ties to giant construction companies which are thought to have been behind some of the payoffs. an inquiry focusing on whether those funds were used to pay for the development of a ranch and beach-front apartment used by lula. raids have been carried out in the cities where the properties are located. margo has the latest for us. >> reporter:

she earlier this week appointed lula da silva form he president to her staff. >> against lula being appointed to her cabinet, 20 other judges across the country filed their own injunctions block him from taking the post. they people be president rowfs is giving him this appointment to shield him from the corruption charges. ministerial immunity can only be tried by the supreme court. now president rousseff and former president lula say they are basically being persecuted and that they are being personally targeted. lula in a statement actually says he is feeling very disappointed in what is happening in brazil right now. the country very divided and very loudly so, antigovernment protesters have been taking to the streets over the last few days but the supporters of former presidential lula have also been taking to the streets to show their support for embattled former president, despite any corruption charges they say they firmly believe he is champion of the poor. he has of course been credited of lifting millions out of poverty when he was president and also driving brazil's economic boom

it is at the appointment of lula. he was credit ted of lifting millions out of poverty is now facing charges of fraud and money laundering in relation to petrobras. taking the post gives him immunity. she says that's not why she gave him that position >> translation: i am sorry. he is coming and going to help. we're going to be helping the anies ral stability and inflation >> reporter: a federal judge who was leading a wider corruption released details of a conversation between her and lula. >> reporter: >>> although she and lula have denied allegations of wrongdoing, demonstrators say they've had enough. not just the system, but the entire system. the corruption into petrobras has been ongoing for two years. it has brought down 100 officials and politicians. it could bring down the president as administration. but she says she is doing what ask best for brazil. many people don't agree. some politicians are already leaving the coalition government. brazil is in the midst of a worst recession it has seen in decades and

lula started in a good way. we will not rest until he's in gaol. >> government supporters wear the red of the governing workers party. here supported by former president lula. on the streets in a country that has become hollerize said it's -- pollerize said it's easier to see what side of the political divide they were on. for some, business was booming. >> in indonesia, mentally ill patients are abused in institutions meant to provide help for them. human rights watch says some are chained and kept in dirty sheds. we have this story. >> reporter: for five months they have been locked up in a gauge where he lives in his own excretement. his family sometimes too afraid to feed him. after he murdered his mother and mutilate him. he was taken to a mental hospital. four months later he was back. >> they said he was cured. he injured the head of the village. my frequent and i were wounded. i'm worried if we let him out. >> reporter: human rights watch found 57,000 mentally ill patients in indonesia have been chained

protest against lula da silva's return to government. his supporters are holding a rally and the former president is expected to attend. our correspondent daniel schweimler is joining us. there have been scuffles between lula's supporters and those against him. tell us what supporters are saying now. >> i'm in the center of