Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. (Source: Reuters) Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. (Source: Reuters)Lawyers for Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday appealed a decision to seize the former president’s passport, on the heels of an appeals court ruling upholding his corruption conviction. Lula was planning to travel to an African Union conference in Ethiopia. The lawyers claimed the passport seizure violated his constitutional right to freedom of movement.

Source: Indian Express January 27, 2018 02:26 UTC