Down But Not Out, Brazil's Lula Mulls an Unlikely Return

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains such a towering figure in Brazilian politics that even his absence casts a shadow.

When President Michel Temer last week inaugurated a long-awaited irrigation project in Monteiro, a dusty town in Brazil’s arid northeast, much of the praise from locals and visiting dignitaries went to Lula for launching the much-needed infrastructure over a decade ago.