Sixty Brazilian members of Congress added Lula to their names

Thursday, April 12th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

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The head of the party, Gleisi Hoffman will now be known as Gleisi Lula Hoffman in official Congress documents and on the electronic voting board

More than 60 Brazilian members of congress from the opposition Worker's Party have formally changed their names. They have added the name 'Lula', after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was jailed last weekend.

The move, in tribute to the former president, was led by the head of the party, Gleisi Hoffman. She will now be known as Gleisi Lula Hoffman in official Congress documents and on the electronic voting board..

The party's leader in the lower house, Paulo Pimenta, followed her example and is now called Paulo Lula Pimenta.

Party colleagues followed their lead in droves, but so did some legislators from right-wing parties. They are adding Judge Sergio Moro - who convicted Lula - to their names.

The former president began a 12-year sentence for corruption on Saturday. Lula says the charges against him were politically motivated.

Categories: Politics, Brazil.

Tags: Brazil, Brazil Workers Party, Brazilean Senate, Car Wash, Gleisi Hoffman, Gleisi Lula Hoffman, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lula da Silva, Lula jailed, Sergio Moro.

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Apr 13th, 2018 - 10:34 pm +2
ElaineB
Oh, this is hilarious. It really is only anything significant if you change your name by deed poll. Are you doing that? Of course not. What a sad bunch of do-nothings.
Apr 12th, 2018 - 09:53 pm +1
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Apr 13th, 2018 - 12:30 pm +1

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