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Supporters of Brazil's Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, display banners with text written in Portuguese that read &quot;Free Lula&quot; during during a protest in front of the Superior Electoral Court, as the trial against the candidacy of the jailed former president continues, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Brazil's general elections will be held on October 7. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Lula da Silva barred from running for Brazil’s presidency

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Workers' Party candidate for vice-president Fernando Haddad, 2nd right, walks with a supporter who wears a T-shirt with a photo of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a campaign rally in Sao Goncalo municipality, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Former Sao Paulo Mayor Haddad will replace jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva if the electoral justice bars him from running for president. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Likely Lula replacement denies corruption charges in Brazil

By BEATRICE CHRISTOFARO - Associated Press

Sao Paulo's former mayor Fernando Haddad speaks during the Workers Party national convention in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. The convention confirmed the jailed Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as their candidate for the country's presidency in October's election. Da Silva leads the polls by a large margins, but is likely to be barred by Brazil's electoral justice. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Lula da Silva’s party chooses Plan B in Brazil race

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press