He's one of the most popular figures in Brazil.
But the corruption conviction of Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva in 2017, divided public opinion.
His supporters said the Leftist leader was a victim of political persecution.
While Lula dismissed it as a ploy to sideline him from the 2018 presidential election - which was won by the far-right Jair Bolsonaro.
Now, Brazil's top court has ruled the judge in Lula's corruption case was 'biased'.
And evidence gathered in the investigation will not be used in any future trial.
But can Lula win over Brazilians once again?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests:
Gustavo Ribeiro - Journalist and Editor-in-chief of The Brazilian Report.
Paulo Sotero - Distinguished Fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center's Brazil Institute.
Nizar Messari - Vice President for Academic Affairs at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane and former Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
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But the corruption conviction of Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva in 2017, divided public opinion.
His supporters said the Leftist leader was a victim of political persecution.
While Lula dismissed it as a ploy to sideline him from the 2018 presidential election - which was won by the far-right Jair Bolsonaro.
Now, Brazil's top court has ruled the judge in Lula's corruption case was 'biased'.
And evidence gathered in the investigation will not be used in any future trial.
But can Lula win over Brazilians once again?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra
Guests:
Gustavo Ribeiro - Journalist and Editor-in-chief of The Brazilian Report.
Paulo Sotero - Distinguished Fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center's Brazil Institute.
Nizar Messari - Vice President for Academic Affairs at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane and former Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
#Brazil #InsideStory
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