Brazil ex-president Lula accused of corruption in auto industry decree


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks to supporters after his testimony to Federal Judge Sergio Moro in Curitiba, Brazil September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva faced a new corruption charge on Tuesday for allegedly accepting 6 million reais ($1.9 million) in exchange for issuing a decree extending incentives for the automobile industry.

Federal Judge Vallisney de Sousa Oliveira accepted the charges of passive corruption from public prosecutors, who also named one of his former minister and five others for related crimes, according to court documents.

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