Brazil’s Supreme Court began deliberations Thursday in a case involving a cash-for-votes scheme in the legislature that could tarnish the legacy of hugely popular former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and the ruling party. The main defendant is Jose Dirceu, a former chief of staff for Silva. The accusations revolve around Dirceu, one of the party’s founders, who is accused of orchestrating regular bribes to legislators from allied parties to secure their votes after the Workers’ Party came to power in 2003.
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