Loading ...SÃO PAULO — The judge overseeing the investigation into the colossal scandal around Brazil’s national oil company accepted corruption charges on Tuesday against the nation’s former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, setting the stage for a trial of one of Latin America’s most influential political figures.
The decision, by Judge Sérgio Moro in Curitiba, adds to the problems of Mr. da Silva, 70, who was president from 2003 to 2010. Plagued by scandals, his leftist Workers’ Party lost the presidency in August when the Senate impeached Mr. da Silva’s handpicked successor, Dilma Rousseff, in a power struggle that has consumed the political establishment.