Former Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a rally in northeastern city of Lagarto in Sergipe, Brazil August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
LAGARTO, Brazil (Reuters) - Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday accused Brazil's government of undoing social progress made during his years in office and vowed to restore it if he was allowed to run again next year.
During a three-week bus tour through impoverished northeastern Brazil, Lula lashed out at the austerity policies of President Michel Temer. He is on the road to boost his popularity in the face of corruption charges and possibly make a comeback.
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