Ex-leader charged in money laundering

Lula says he has any wrongdoings and denies owning luxury seafront penthouse

Prosecutors have filed charges against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a money laundering investigation, putting further scrutiny on one of Brazil's towering political figures who is being hounded by corruption allegations.

The charges brought by prosecutors in Sao Paulo arise from allegations that he hid his ownership of a seafront penthouse in the city of Guaruja.