国际英语资讯:Brazilian former president sentenced to 9 years and half in prison
<p><span word="BRASILIA">BRASILIA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 12-- <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="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="embezzled">embezzled</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Petrobras">Petrobras</span> <span word="Brasileiro">Brasileiro</span>, <span word="official">official</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="Sergio">Sergio</span> <span word="Moro">Moro</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="Lula">Lula</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> 3.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="reais">reais</span> (1.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="OAS">OAS</span> <span word="SA">SA</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="refurbishing">refurbishing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Lula">Lula</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Petroleo">Petroleo</span> <span word="Brasileiro">Brasileiro</span>.</p><p><span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="Lula">Lula</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remodelled">remodelled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="OAS">OAS</span> <span word="S">S</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="favors">favors</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Moro">Moro</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="absolved">absolved</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="belongings">belongings</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illicit">illicit</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span>...<span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="guilt">guilt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>," <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Moro">Moro</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="sentencing">sentencing</span> <span word="Lula">Lula</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Moro">Moro</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="Lula">Lula</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> "<span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buying">buying</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Marisa">Marisa</span> <span word="Leticia">Leticia</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="building">building</span>.</p>
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