国际英语资讯:Investigation reopens against Brazilian former president Lula
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 10-- <span word="An">An</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Luiz">Luiz</span> <span word="Inacio">Inacio</span> <span word="Lula">Lula</span> <span word="da">da</span> <span word="Silva">Silva</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reopened">reopened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="publicist">publicist</span> <span word="Marcos">Marcos</span> <span word="Valerio">Valerio</span> <span word="confessed">confessed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="favors">favors</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Lula">Lula</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="Valerio">Valerio</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> 37 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>.</p><p><span word="Investigators">Investigators</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Lula">Lula</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2003 <span word="to">to</span> 2011, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span> <span word="Telecom">Telecom</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Workers">Workers</span>' <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="PT">PT</span>) <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Lula">Lula</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="transfers">transfers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span> <span word="Telecom">Telecom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="reopened">reopened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span>-<span word="general">general</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="Prosecutor">Prosecutor</span> <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="Marx">Marx</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="Valerio">Valerio</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>.</p><p><span word="Lula">Lula</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> 9.5 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="Sergio">Sergio</span> <span word="Moro">Moro</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="overseeing">overseeing</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gigantic">gigantic</span> <span word="Petrobras">Petrobras</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>. <span word="Lula">Lula</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>.</p>
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