RIO DE JANEIRO: The Brazilian appeals court that upheld a corruption conviction against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has dimmed his chances of running for office again but not killed them.
The ruling issued Wednesday means Lula—the barrel-chested former steel workers union boss who rose to make Brazil the poster child of emerging economies and lifted millions out of poverty—could be disqualified from the October election he is strongly favored to win.
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