Reuters: Brazil's Lula takes Cabinet post in bid to save Rousseff
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will take over as chief of staff for his successor Dilma Rousseff in a bid to save her from impeachment, raising the prospect of a shift away from austerity to revive a moribund economy.
The move, announced after a Wednesday meeting of Rousseff's closest advisors, offers Lula protection from prosecutors who charged him with money laundering. The government hopes that the instincts of Brazil's most influential politician may help Rousseff navigate a political crisis threatening to topple her.
Emboldened by graft allegations that have shaken the government and huge protests on Sunday that called for Rousseff's ouster, opposition lawmakers reacted furiously to Lula's appointment, vowing to challenge it in court.
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