Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks with former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff during the inauguration of the new National Directory of the Workers' Party, in Brasilia, Brazil July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's top prosecutor on Tuesday charged former Presidents Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff along with fellow Workers Party members with forming a criminal organization, the latest accusations in Brazil's sprawling corruption scandal.
The prosecutor, Rodrigo Janot, alleged that eight members of the Workers Party, including Lula and Rousseff, committed a series of crimes involving state-owned oil firm Petrobras such as cartel formation, corruption and money laundering.
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