Brazil Former President Says He Will Comply With Arrest Order

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, sentenced to 12 years in jail on corruption charges, maintains his innocence

SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he will comply with an order for his arrest in a fiery speech Saturday, two days after a judge demanded he begin a 12-year jail term for corruption.

The leftist icon, who had been considered a front-runner in the country’s presidential elections in October, missed a 5 p.m. deadline Friday to turn himself in, hunkering down in a metalworkers’ union hall.

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