Brazil's Petrobras scandal
- 7 years ago
Brazil's former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was due in court Wednesday for a corruption trial that could end his storied career. Lula, 71, is accused of receiving a seaside apartment as a bribe in a much wider corruption scheme investigated by the so-called "Car Wash" probe upending Brazilian politics.Videographic explaining the Petrobas scandal, which sparked the launch of the major inquiry known Operation Car Wash.VIDEOGRAPHIC