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Brazilians Take to the Streets in Support of Lula

Thousands of people marched in cities across Brazil Friday and Saturday in support of Brazil's most popular politician and leftist former President Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva as he decided to defy an arrest warrant to serve his 12-year sentence over corruption.

Lula holed up Friday at a steelworkers union headquarters in Sao Paulo, the same union where he started his career as a labor leader, as thousands surrounded the building to show their support for him and protect him from any attempt by police to arrest him against his well.

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Supporters of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva protest against sentencing of Lula da Silva to serve a 12-year prison sentence for corruption, in front of the metallurgic trade union in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. April 6, 2018.
Supporters of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva protest against sentencing of Lula da Silva to serve a 12-year prison sentence for corruption, in front of the metallurgic trade union in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. April 6, 2018. Photo:Reuters
Protesters marched in Rio de Janeiro in support of the leftist ex-president.
Protesters marched in Rio de Janeiro in support of the leftist ex-president. Photo:Brasil de Fato
Demonstrators hold a banner that reads:
Demonstrators hold a banner that reads: "There's no democracy with political prisioners" in support of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 6, 2018. Photo:Reuters
Lula remains the most popular politician in Brazil.
Lula remains the most popular politician in Brazil. Photo:Brasil de Fato
Lula's supporters demanded that he be granted the ability to appeal his 12-year sentence which many in Brazil consider a political witch hunt.
Lula's supporters demanded that he be granted the ability to appeal his 12-year sentence which many in Brazil consider a political witch hunt. Photo:Brasil de Fato
Thousands of Lula's supporters took the streets in Rio and other cities as the former president defied the arrest warrant Friday.
Thousands of Lula's supporters took the streets in Rio and other cities as the former president defied the arrest warrant Friday. Photo:Brasil de Fato
Protesters called on the former president not to turn himself in to police as he defied the arrest warrant.
Protesters called on the former president not to turn himself in to police as he defied the arrest warrant. Photo:Brasil de Fato
Demonstrators hold letters that read:
Demonstrators hold letters that read: "Free Lula" in support of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 6, 2018. Photo:Reuters
Supporters of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva protest against sentencing him to serve a 12-year prison sentence for corruption, in front of the metallurgic trade union in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil April 6, 2018.
Supporters of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva protest against sentencing him to serve a 12-year prison sentence for corruption, in front of the metallurgic trade union in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil April 6, 2018. Photo:Reuters
People from across Brazil support the labor union because of the impact his presidency had on working class and poor people across the massive Latin American nation.
People from across Brazil support the labor union because of the impact his presidency had on working class and poor people across the massive Latin American nation. Photo:Brasil de Fato
Published 7 April 2018
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