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Brazil's Supreme Court rejects ex-President Lula's plea to avoid prison

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-04-05 11:55

BRASILIA - Brazil's Supreme Court justices voted to reject former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's plea to avoid prison in the early hours of Thursday.

Lula's defeat was a narrow one, with six votes to deny the habeas corpus and five to grant it.

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