Brazil ex-president Lula and wife face charges in corruption scandal
14th September 2016
Federal prosecutors in Brazil have asked a judge to file corruption charges against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The prosecutors had been investigating whether Lula and his wife failed to declare ownership of a luxury penthouse in the seaside resort of Guaruja.
He has denied owning the flat and says the case is politically motivated.
The flat was built by a construction company implicated in a corruption scandal at state oil company Petrobras.
A former union leader, Lula served as president from 2003 to 2010.
He announced plans earlier this year to run for office again in...