April 4, 2018 / 3:30 AM / Updated 6 minutes ago

Pivotal Brazil supreme court justice votes that Lula can be jailed

Reuters Staff

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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber on Wednesday voted against leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s plea to remain free until he exhausts all his appeals against a corruption conviction, a crucial vote that indicated the split court would knock down Lula’s request.

FILE PHOTO - Brazil's Army General Eduardo Villas Boas attends a promotion ceremony for generals of the armed forces, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

The case that will decide the future of Brazil’s most popular politician has sharply divided the country, cast a shadow over this year’s presidential election and stirred rumblings in the army.

Reporting by Anthony Boadle, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien

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