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Police want to question Lula da Silva on Petrobras; request to the Supreme Court
Brazilian police have asked the Supreme Court for permission to question former president Lula da Silva, who they say may have benefited from the corruption scandal roiling state oil giant Petrobras. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesAbout time. Take the chief crook in, slam him down in the hard wooden chair, switch on the lights and begin the first 24 hour interrogation. Mustn't be cruel. Only fair to give him a couple of hours in a rat-infested cell to rest. Then another 24 hours. I'm sure he'll be glad of the buckets of ice-cold water.
Sep 12th, 2015 - 07:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0”I do not know how it was communicated to you and I have not been informed,“ he said, according to a video on O Globo's news website.
Sep 12th, 2015 - 08:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No surprise really. All the reporters know how to read and watch the news. Lula does not know how to read (which, in the past he has all but admitted) , nor does he like watching the news. But I suppose he'll get the message when they slap the handcuffs on.
The net closes. Will he run or try to talk his way out? I think he'll try to talk his way out. He's a “politician”. Hopefully, he'll still be talking when they stand him on the trapdoor and pull the lever. Rousseff next!
Sep 13th, 2015 - 12:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Before they slam the cell door behind him, he'll probably call upon his army of 'landless' peasants and the 'homeless' twits to rise up and defend 'his' democracy....If that happens, I hope the Army puts them where they deserve to be.
Sep 13th, 2015 - 07:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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