Brasil de Fato

Crises, scandals, and plunging approval ratings marked the first three months of the far-right retired captain in office

His father-in-law and a passerby were wounded; seven-year-old child and wife were also in the car

Thousands of people took to the streets of Brazil and the world demanding justice for the ex-president

On the day that marks one year since he was imprisoned, Lula wrote a message of hope and struggle to inspire supporters

The case will be heard in two Brazilian courts and in the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations

Learn more details about the process that brought the greatest people’s leader in Brazil’s recent history to prison