Brazil's top court rules Lula can be jailed for graft conviction

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court ruled early on Thursday that leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must start serving a 12-year prison sentence for taking bribes, denying his plea to remain free until he has exhausted all possible appeals.

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