president -- do you see, president rousseff, entry by bolsonaro?ould the brazilian military come to power through him, the brazilian military dictatorship -- of course community well in prison during that period and torturured yourself. >> yes, indeed. i was a prisoner. i was taken prisoner in 1970 by the military dictatorship, and i was in prison for three years. i believe in brazil, there's no situation of a military coup today. i think the far right in brazil is a civilian far right. it may include army officers, such as bolsonaro, but the far right is not a result of the military. it is that a military product. what is the far right in brazil? it has very deep roots in brazil's history. brazil was the last country to abolish slavery. we abolished slavery formally in 1888. unlike the united states, we had slavery in every state of brazil. in brazil, we had a tradition of filing control of the population. and there is an appearance of what i would say is the softest sort of situation, because violence is severed by those who are at the bottom of

president -- do you see, president rousseff, entry by bolsonaro?ould the brazilian military come to power through him, the brazilian military dictatorship -- of course community well in prison during that period and tortured yourself. >> yes, indeed. i was a prisoner. i was taken prisoner in 1970 by the military dictatorship, and i was in prison for three years. i believe in brazil, there's no situation of a military coup today. i think the far right in brazil is a civilian far right. it may include army officers, such as bolsonaro, but the far right is not a result of the military. it is that a military product. what is the far right in brazil? it has very deep roots in brazil's history. brazil was the last country to abolish slavery. we abolished slavery formally in 1888. unlike the united states, we had slavery in every state of brazil. in brazil, we had a tradition of filing control of the population. and there is an appearance of what i would say is the softest sort of situation, because violence is severed by those who are at the bottom of th

anchor: more broadly we have seen years of crises in brazilian politics. , rousseff being reposed --ng deposed. is or anything that can be done to resolve the situation? guest: there is some margin for optimism. at least brazilian opinion doesn't want any corruption. it had been going for years and years, and now it is unacceptable. it is a good thing in itself that nobody wants it any longer. all of the politics has to be resolved now. anchor: we have the sitting president, the man replaced dilma rousseff, himself mired in corruption scandals. guest: i would be optimistic about the political class. but the good thing is that public opinion doesn't stand it any longer. anchor: we will have to leave it there. thank you very much, indeed. associate professor at sao paulo university. round 60 u.s. diplomats ordered to leave russia departed the american embassy compound in moscow earay to thursday, heading for the airport. you can see them inside those coaches.s. that is part of a tit-for-tat recall of more than 150 russian diplomats ordered out of the u.k., the u.s., and eu and nato mem

brazil has been talking about the plight of her breeder's as the president lula i understand vilma rousseff was tortured by the fascist american british backed dictatorship in brazil before this recent period of democracy in your country i used to say brazil is a no no league or keep so i don't think we had any time along the eastern edge of brazil something we could call democracy you know of course. we we had some periods where the regime was less. authoritarian let's say debt but for example for the people who lives in the favelas and the poor in the poor areas of the cities the democrat democracy never arrived you always had police brutality always had a kind of. dictatorship and. pushed by not only by the cops but also by the drug dealers so i really don't believe in them in democracy and brazil when you have for example the mainstream media controlled by families the bullet the politics and brazil are in the hands of family groups and so what do we have in brazil is this to a node or leader. it is a proud man and every take did it surprise you that even with a media that wasn't a witn

similar charges of corruption however the supporters of former president lula da silva and dilma rousseff argue that the charges are politically motivated that this is simply an attack on the left wing of brazilian politics they say the court rulings are illegitimate and that the jailing of a little of the sylva is simply an attempt to prevent him from participating in brazilian politics in the future at this point we understand will to distil that has been arrested at the time he was supposed to. him self into authorities he was surrounded by thousands of supporters he has apparently turned himself in but the protests are continuing many in brazil do not consider these arrests to be legitimate and consider this to be a politically motivated move. and finally on a much lighter note a heartwarming story from kazakhstan about the rescue of a baby squirrel. we'll be back in just over half an hour with the latest news but for more in the meantime including that story go to r.t. dot com. emma was selling you on the idea that dropping bombs brings police to the chicken hawks forcing you to figh

a busy few years for the brazilian news media starting with the impeachment of a president dilma rousseff in two thousand and sixteen then covering the controversy or policies of her successor michelle tamar and then on to the corruption conviction last year of the most popular politician in the country lula da silva and now the assassination of a city councilor in rio de janeiro a woman who embodied a new kind of politics on behalf of the country's pour money on the franco's murder was a hit job clearly intended to send a message franco had campaigned against the violent policing of the favelas urban slums which are mostly populated by brazilians who share frankel's heritage african the coverage of a story has revealed some of the brazilian news media's attitudes to the poor some outlets have used franco's murder to argue in favor of president temaru militarization of policing something franco herself opposed media coming out of the favelas however are telling a different story one more in line with franco's own politics our starting point this week is rio de janeiro. that goes to a dish

a busy few years for the brazilian news media starting with the impeachment of a president dilma rousseff in two thousand and sixteen then covering the controversy or policies of her successor michelle tamar and then on to the corruption conviction last year of the most popular politician in the country lula da silva and now the assassination of a city councilor in rio de janeiro a woman who embodied a new kind of politics on behalf of the country's pour money on the franco's murder was a hit job clearly intended to send a message franco had campaigned against the violent policing of the favelas urban slums which are mostly populated by brazilians who share frankel's heritage african . the coverage of a story has revealed some of the brazilian news media's attitudes to the poor some outlets have used franco's murder to argue in favor of president temaru militarization of policing something franco herself opposed media coming out of the favelas however are telling a different story one more in line with franco's own politics our starting point this week is rio de janeiro. that goes by he's

the next the next he steps of this this case right now as you alluded to former president dilma rousseff of has been impeached now liz headed to prison is this just a sign of a robust judicial system doing its work. well the family a lot of people here can view the two cases as an indication that there's a wider plot to discredit lula's workers' party but i do think it's important to note that you live the impeachment was a political profit and lula is a criminal trial in addition to this he's facing the other corruption charges so while the judicial is a mad and i didn't leave been emboldened in the last few years when it comes to corruption whether it is part of a wider to really depends on the speech you know all right marina lopez brazil correspondent for the washington post thank you so much. we. are going to tell you now about some of the other stories making news around the world. bollywood superstar salman khan has been sentenced to five years in prison for killing endangered indian animals a court of artist on convicted salman khan of illegally poaching black box filming in one

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 ststate capitol again toto push wmwmakers to a approve a new rerevenue package to fund the schools. inin other education news, puero 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 opening the door for charter schools and private school vououchers. the new york police department has agreed to to stop suspicionless surveillance on the basis of religion or ethnicity as part of a settlement to a federal lawsuit over the new york police department's spying on muslims. the lawsuit was filed after

on similar charges of corruption power the supporters of former president lula da silva and dilma rousseff argue that the charges are politically motivated that this is simply an attack on the left wing of brazilian politics they say the court rulings are illegitimate and that the jailing of a little at a silva is simply an attempt to prevent him from participating in brazilian politics in the future at this point we understand will to distil that has been arrested at the time. he was supposed to turn himself in to authorities he was surrounded by thousands of supporters he has apparently turned himself in but the protests are continuing many in brazil do not consider these arrests to be legitimate and consider this to be a politically motivated move. well that oaks christians have begun celebrating easter sunday and here in moscow a service has been held at christ the savior cathedral. in furious and the holy father was met at the church to have a second tradition that goes back to the ninth century the flame was brought to moscow and will be carried to churches throughout russia to go wa

rousseff all stiff going to. no he's deepening right now and sac and things certainty about the upcoming elections i mean. who is going to invest in a country that doesn't have you know these are well what are the elections in october and can. actually run from prison yes i mean it's a it's separate it's separate product that it might even you think might even help them write a while or his popularity is starting on the rise certainly on the rise alina with the council for hemispheric affairs thank you so much for being here what a delight to have you have hope you'll come back sometime thank you thank you. saudi arabia's mohamed bin solomon known like a rapper as m.b.'s has conducted concluded reveries nearly three week trip to united states what did he do and who did he do it with r t correspondent trinity's chavez tells us. it was a jam packed three weeks for thirty two year old crown prince mohammed bin someone who is saudi arabia's deputy prime minister head of the economic development team and also the coun

begin a twelve year jail sentence for corruption one of his closest allies former president dilma rousseff spoke to the crowd. oh. 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. now the prospect of jail time could deal a fatal blow to lula's plans to run for a third term in october's presidential election latin america editor lucien human has more from the capital brasilia. barack obama described lisi nationally 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. two 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 t

given a twelve year jail sentence for corruption one of his close allies former president dilma rousseffspoke 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 the president of the east enough to live a silver 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 sudan's foreign minister says talks with egypt and ethiopia on the controversial brandreth failed the project was originally slated for completion this year but disagreements between egypt and ethiopia have led to the two years especially of talks now there had been concerns about the intact the dam would have on water sharing from the river nile those were the headlines we have the al-jazeera news hour and a half an hour with laura kyle but next on answers there it's one zero one east to stay with us. u.s. president donald trump has said he will slap new terrorists on imports of steel and . for a five gene would mean the data types about ten times faster than forty

office a corruption investigation allege that top level politicians including lula and then president rousseff had received bribes in exchange for awarding state contracts. lula has claimed the charges are an attempt to thwart his bid for president in october. i am a victim of the largest to ridicule that a president or brazilian politician has ever faced. despite the corruption allegations latest opinion polls show that lula would win the election by a wide margin but after the supreme court's ruling and facing the start of a prison term a political comeback seems unlikely. sports in champions league at liverpool stunned manchester city three nil in the all english quarter final clash the hosts scored all three of their goals in a frantic first half midfielder. chamberlain was among those who starred for you're going to top side travel to manchester next week knowing a single goal will leave city needing to score far but both coaches believe the ties are from over. a real challenge and now we have three men up that's by them being three no one of the present but it's not a decision everybody

corruption investigation and ledged the top level politicians including lula and then president dilma rousseff had received bribes in exchange for awarding state contracts. luna has claimed the charges are an attempt to thwart his bid for president in october. i am a victim of the largest judicial hunt that a president has ever seen. despite the corruption allegations latest opinion polls suggest that you would win the election by a wide margin but after the supreme court's ruling and with the prospect of a prison term faces big hurdles to a political comeback. i want to tell you now as some of the other stories making news around the world. the defeated candidate in sierra leone's presidential elections america mara says the poll was marred by fraud a former foreign minister and he plans to challenge the results of his rival julius that may have been one of the runoff election with nearly fifty two percent of the vote. at least president says you're not that i love has begun crisis talks with party leaders in an effort to build a new government after inconclusive elections the antiestablishme

stability in brazil we have we had a story after story the last couple of years going back to jim rousseff and now with live. with the courts the legal systems or the political systems being at odds with each other and always being out of sync with what the people the street thinks i mean how close are we to some breaking point here. well i mean that's a very good question it's a very worrying question for the brazilian citizens also brazil can see news be more and more polarized we've seen recent spate political violence we saw early council recounts was. assassinated the country's basically divided divided and that's only fueling instability on the night that was his case in the supreme courts the night before brazilian army general who came once weeks there and basically and lage he made some what was seen as threats the supreme court that the army ready to fulfill its institutional juicy you know using that language if the case went in favor of lugar and that was seen by many very many as basically a threat in a country that suffered a military dictatorship and several military ships o

office a corruption investigation allege that top level politicians including lula and then president rousseff had received bribes in exchange for awarding state contracts. lula has claimed the charges are an attempt to thwart his bid for president in october. i am a victim of the largest to ridicule hunt that a president or brazilian politician has ever faced. despite the corruption allegations latest opinion polls show that lula would win the election by a wide margin but after the supreme court's ruling and facing the start of a prison term a political comeback seems unlikely. let's get a quick check now of some other stories that have been making news around the world they defeated cabinet and sierra leone's presidential election some more a kemar of says that the poll was marred by fraud and the former foreign minister has said that he plans to challenge the results of his rival truly a spot of bio one the runoff election with nearly fifty two percent of the vote. italy's president fair deal martella has begun a crisis talks with political party leaders hoping to break the government's de

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 based on the experience with tony blair we've told our u.k. colleagues that you're playing with fire and you'll be sorry palestinians are preparing for more protests along gaza's border with israel prompting fears of more violence twenty one palestinians have been killed over the pa

corruption investigation allege that top level politicians including lula and then president dilma rousseff had received bribes in exchange for awarding state contracts. has claimed the charges are in a tent to thwart his bid for president in october. i am a victim of the largest judicial hunt that a president has ever seen. despite the corruption allegations latest opinion polls suggest that lugar would win the election by a wide margin but after the supreme court's ruling and with the prospect of a prison term faces big hurdles to a political comeback. are at an awesome our breaking news or just. in that we want to share with you a german court to has released the former catalan leader carlos put you want on bail pending a decision on spain's request to extradite him while the court ruled that a request to extradite pushing off a rebellion was in sufficient but germany could still extradite him to face lesser charges of corruption while we'll have more on that sort of story as soon as we get it will share it with you but for now i want to tell you now about some of the other stories of ma

given a twelve year jail sentence for corruption one of his close allies 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 the president the eastern nastier of the silver 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 sudan's foreign minister says talks with egypt and ethiopia on the controversial brand of failed the project was originally slated for completion this year but disagreements between egypt and ethiopia have led to the two years of talks now there had been concerns about the impact the dam would have on water sharing from the river nile those were the headlines we have the al-jazeera news hour in half an hour with laura kyle but next on answers there it's one o one east to stay with us. u.s. president donald trump has said he will slap new charis on imports of steel and alum in europe for a five gene well being off the data types but ten times faster than forty we bring

faster, dilma rousseff said -- still with is in rio de janeiro glenn greenwald, pulitzer , prize-winningournalist and one of the founding editors of the intercept. can you talk about what happened this weekend, now that former president and current presidential candidate lula is in prison? >> it is a complicated situation. it is also extraordinary. lula is a singular political force. his political story, there's just nothing like it, the way he came from extreme poverty and illiteracy as a child to roll the fifth-largest country in the world through an overwhelming democratic mandate. to see him in prison is a shock to the system. it is even more disturbing given what has happened. if you look at the last 16 years and brazil, it is so important to keep in mind that the workers party, which lula helped found and then wed, has won four consent of national elections in this country. consecutive national elections in this country. thetwo people who won selections and became president, lula and the second was dilma. was impeached so she was removed from office even as she was elected presiden

his successor, dilma rousseff, was impeached. there have been damaging times for the left.ep the city safe from rising violence. for presidential hopeful jair bolsonaro, public security is top of the agenda. he warns in this video that brazil risks becoming the new venezuela. it's just one of hundreds of videos on the right—wing politician's facebook page which has more than 5 million followers. he has been accused of being homophobic, he's anti—abortion and believes brazilians should be armed. nicknamed brazil's trump, his fans love him. he is the only one that is literally worried about the public security. i know it sounds really awkward, but really, if any woman could read the projects of bolsonaro, she would love like me. right—wing groups are finding big audiences. the free brazil movement, or mbl in portuguese, started through protests, calling for dilma rousseff to be impeached. their critics accused them of being too conservative, but the self—styled libertarian pressure group says their supporters want change. people are consuming this culture produced by the esta

paved the way for impeachment in twenty sixteen of lula's success of the former president dilma rousseff here's daniel shrine of the covering events for us in sao paolo hard to believe we're still talking about lula now and this fall from grace as well talk us through how it affects life in brazil now when you think about lula you think about dilma rousseff of the current state of politics how does it all we've together. well lula was a huge figure in brazilian politics right through from those days you mentioned when he was the leader of the metal workers union this is not the first time he's been to prison he was actually put in prison during brazil's military dictatorship when he led huge protests the union of the trade unions was instrumental in bringing down that military dictatorship that was around obviously very different circumstances he stood in the elections many many times he finally won his as you mentioned in two thousand and three and even after he left office at the end of two thousand and ten. was still there he was still campaigning not just in brazil right across latin

corruption investigation alleged that top level politicians and clued in lula and then president dilma rousseff had received bribes in exchange for awarding state contracts i has claimed the charges are an attempt to thwart his bid for president in october. victim of the largest judicial hunt that a president has ever seen. i despite the corruption allegations latest opinion polls suggest that luna would win the. election by a wide margin but after the supreme court's ruling and what the prospect of a prison term little faces big hurdles to a political comeback. or earlier we spoke to washington post journalist marina lopez in sao paulo about how lula is seen by the brazilian people he is cass's the mastermind behind the question. scheme here in brazil so the mood of the stream league kinds the country is divided about whether he should be in prison or not now i think the legitimacy of the election his supporters will claim that this is the wider plot to disqualify him and the workers' party they are saying that the that the elections are fragile and because of this and eight claim that they wi

office a corruption investigation allege that top level politicians including lula and then president rousseff had received bribes in exchange for awarding state contracts. lula has claimed the charges are an attempt to thwart his bid for president in october. i am a victim of the largest to ridicule hunt that a president or brazilian politician has ever faced. despite the corruption allegations latest opinion polls show that lula would win the election by a wide margin but after the supreme court's ruling and facing the start of a prison term a political comeback seems unlikely. an outcry stuff over is here with the latest on a facebook scandal and it's worse than originally thought listen to the sarah over thirty million users more than previously claimed are apparently affected by the recent privacy scandal at facebook the social media network revealed that eighty seven million profiles may have been exposed in the cambridge another they got data grappa facing the worst crisis in its history facebook says it will restrict the data that other parties can use. it is potentially the worst priv

by his side, his impeached successor as president, dilma rousseff.g a very conscious, very conscious thing. 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, he was still a warrior of the people, imprisoned in order to stop him running for president in october, a poll he was favourite to win. but his opponents‘ voices have been just as loud. outside federal police headquarters, some called him a thief who belongs in prison. translation: i came herejust so i could see up close when this crooked man, lula, goes to prison. with police having to keep the pro and anti—lula protesters apart, the high feelings outside this building perhaps mirror wider brazilian society, divided between those who still believe lula is the best thing to happen to their country and those who think he was one of the worst. lebo diseko, bbc news. protesters stopped the car from leaving, he walked out and sped off mike ina leaving, he walked out and sped off mike in a car. he went straight to have a med

begin a twelve year jail sentence for corruption one of his closest allies former president dilma rousseff spoke to the crowd. was. it 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 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 inde

office a corruption investigation allege that top level politicians including lula and then president rousseff had received bribes in exchange for awarding state contracts. lula has claimed the charges are an attempt to thwart his bid for president in october. i am a victim of the largest to ridicule that a president or brazilian politician has ever faced. despite the corruption allegations latest opinion polls show that lula would win the election by a wide margin but after the supreme court's ruling and facing the start of a prison term a political comeback seems unlikely. that italy it's been a month now since that country's inconclusive parliamentary elections and today the bid to form a new government steps up a notch with the main political parties unwilling to form a coalition the country's president is stepping into the debate and summoned party leaders for crisis talks to discuss moving forward here's a summary of worthing stand. all eyes are in italy's president said yamato rather to find a way out of the country's latest political deadlock. largely ceremonial the president's job is

office a corruption investigation allege that top level politicians including lula and then president rousseff had received bribes in exchange for awarding state contracts. lula has claimed the charges are an attempt to thwart his bid for president in october. i am a victim of the largest to ridicule hunt that a president or brazilian politician has ever faced. despite the corruption allegations latest opinion polls show that lula would win the election by a wide margin but after the supreme court's ruling and facing the start of a prison term a political comeback seems unlikely. now bollywood superstar salman khan has been jailed for killing in danger to indian animals a court in rajastan convicted khan of legally poaching to wear indian black box while filming in one nine hundred ninety eight he was sentenced to five years in prison khan has always denied charges he is among the top ten highest paid actors worldwide and has appeared in more than one hundred films he can still appeal against the verdict. for more let's bring in correspondent who has been following the story for us from delhi

thousand and sixteen around the time when lula was removed from office and then his successor dilma rousseff faced her own corruption scandal now take a look at the country's national debt in relation to their g.d.p. starting in two thousand and eleven with projections all the way into about twenty twenty two brazil's debt hovered at over sixty percent to g.d.p. in two thousand and eleven and has seen a frightening steady rise now getting close to about ninety percent of g.d.p. here in twenty eighteen now lula's worker party fought really hard to build quickly build it previously not exist at middle class in brazil which they successfully did but they did so on the wings of debt that are now soaring in twenty sixteen brazil spent sixteen percent of their their budget on interest only payments for government debts that are privately held by investors and business tycoons they spent more on sheer interest than they spent on education for the country which was twelve percent and health care which was on par with education their only their interest only payments were actually only beaten out by

since dilma rousseff impeachment we have seen a coup d'etat starting in two thousand and thirteen they have been trying to get rid of not only delma but lula and the left wing parties so i suppose in sao paolo delayed his exit while others came to see him off at the airport saying farewell to the man they praise for lifting millions of resilience out of poverty through the chains brazil had a huge influence across latin america yet the reaction to the full of this once great political leader has so far been muted the house because he's become just another victim of the corruption scandals sweeping brazil. is looters heartland but the crowds here was small all those elsewhere in brazil came out to celebrate his imprisonment. will it. all the politicians who stole who took money from brazil from security from health care how many people died whitening lot of hospitals that's all dirty money if they guilty they should go to prison i know there is just one of the many business people and politicians from across the political spectrum to be caught in the web of corruption investigations swe

since rousseff was ousted you know the workers' party government i think it was the only one since the room democratization i'm sure it was the only one who really implemented economic policies that try get to close the gap the social gap in the country lifted out you know thirty eight million people from extremely poor very popular yeah of course and since the first half was ousted two years ago almost fifty million people are now back into extreme poverty and you know most jailing it's going to have part of the impact in economics was and i have you know there's a lot of. aspects to the economic crisis in brazil but almost jailing one highlight. how this institutional krises that is started with. a recess all stiff is going to know is deepening right now and second they certainty about the upcoming elections i mean. who is going to invest in a country that doesn't have you know it's i when i read your lectures in october and can. actually run from prison yes i mean it's a it's separate it's separate product that it might even you think might even help them right ali his popularity is