Brazil Supreme Court Approves Trial for Prominent Center-Right Politician

Ruling counters criticism from Left that jailing of ex-President Lula da Silva reflected bias

SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Aécio Neves, a former presidential candidate and center-right leader, be tried for corruption as the country’s vast Car Wash investigation reaches its final and most critical stage.

The decision comes as a blow to Brazil’s business-friendly PSDB party and counters criticism from the left that the probe has unfairly targeted ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a working-class icon who was jailed this month.

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