‘Free Lula’ Campaign Goes Global As Supporters Try to Sway Court
- Ex-president’s supporters look to sympathisers abroad
- Supreme Court to debate allowing convicts to appeal at liberty
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Demonstrations, sit-ins and blanket social media coverage. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s Workers’ Party has pulled out all the stops to rally public opinion to get the former president out of jail and into contention for October’s elections.
Despite his imprisonment, Lula could still register for this year’s presidential race, though it’s highly likely the electoral authorities would bar his candidacy. The first poll released after his jailing showed that he’s still the front-runner.