BRAZIL
Will He, Won’t He
A Brazilian appeals court rejected former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s final procedural objections to his conviction on corruption charges, increasing the likelihood he’ll be heading to jail rather than the campaign trail.
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said he’ll decide next week whether to resign his post to run against incumbent President Michel Temer for the nomination of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) party, Reuters reported.
Lula won’t go to jail until at least April 4, when the Supreme Court is set to rule on his request that he be allowed to exhaust his appeals process before being imprisoned, a move that would reverse a 2016 decision that convicts should begin serving their sentences after the failure of their first appeal, the agency reported separately. In any case, the conviction makes him ineligible for the election this October – where he’s still polling ahead of the legit candidates.
With an approval rating in the single-digits, Temer, on the other hand, may not even have the backing of his own party.
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