Lula plays football with land movement leaders

Описание: (22 Dec 2019) Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was jailed until last month on a corruption conviction, participated in a football match with artists, social movement leaders and leftist politicians in Sao Paulo on Sunday.
The match took place at the Landless Workers' Movement's National School Florestan Fernandes, in the town of Guararema, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo.
Singer-composer Chico Buarque, as well as leaders of political groups, took part in the match that lasted about an hour.
"I just wanted to ask to Joao Pedro Stedille and other defenders, strong (individuals) from the MST, (Landless Workers' Movement) that they leave "Lula Free," said Brazilian singer Chico Buarque.
Da Silva, a leftist ex-president universally known as Lula, was convicted of corruption and money laundering, but his supporters say the sentence was politically motivated.
He is one of many top politicians and business leaders to get brought down in the so-called "Car Wash" investigation.
Launched in 2014, investigators uncovered a colossal corruption scheme in which construction companies used inflated state contracts to kick back millions of dollars to politicians and other officials.
Da Silva's 12-year sentence divided people in Latin America's largest nation, with his critics celebrating a victory against endemic corruption while supporters argue it amounts to a witch hunt against left-leaning parties and politicians.
Despite it all, da Silva remains one of Brazil's most popular politicians.

Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter:   / ap_archive  
Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​
Instagram:   / apnews  


You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...