RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hinted strongly at seeking a return to power Monday in a fiery speech that dismissed corruption charges against him as persecution. “I proved that it’s possible for people to change the history of this country,” he said. Lula, wearing a brown suit with no tie, remains a powerful orator, alternating between angry shouts and emotion-filled near whispers. “They say Lula compares himself to Jesus Christ,” he said, referring to mocking accusations that he thinks too highly of himself. “I don’t compare myself to Jesus Christ,” he said, before adding, “but I, too, was persecuted.”AFP

Source: Manila Times September 27, 2016 03:33 UTC