Lula Suffers Rocky Start in Brazil Cabinet as Crisis Worsens
- A judge blocked his appointment, and the government appealed
- Protesters rallied as Congress revived the impeachment process
Lula's Cabinet Post Suspended as Brazil Crisis Deepens
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It wasn’t an easy first day on the job for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s chief of staff, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Within an hour of Lula taking office Thursday, a federal judge issued an injunction suspending his appointment. Meanwhile protesters in some of Brazil’s biggest cities demanded he step down over allegations of corruption, just as Congress revived the process to oust his boss. Lula and Rousseff have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.