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U.N. committee finds Brazil graft probe violated Lula's rights

FILE PHOTO: Former Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during an event at the Heliopolis slum, in Sao Paulo, Brazil April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Carla Carniel

The U.N. human rights committee said on Thursday that Brazil graft investigators violated due process in bringing a case against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that led to his imprisonment and barred him from running for office in 2018.

The finding follows a decision last year by Brazil's Supreme Court to annul his corruption conviction, allowing him to run for president again in this October's election.

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