Former Brazilian President Lula Ordered To Report To Prison

The Guardian: Brazil's Lula ordered to surrender after court backs jailing

Former president has plea to avoid 12-year prison sentence for corruption rejected

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s former president, has been ordered to turn himself in to the authorities to serve the 12-year jail sentence he was given after being convicted of corruption.

Lula had pleaded with the country’s supreme court to remain free until he had exhausted all his appeals, but the judges ruled by six to five against his request after 10 hours of debate. The decision will deal a serious blow to the political survival of Brazil’s first working-class president and potentially deepen divisions in the country, which has been racked by episodes of political violence.

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