Lula says Brazil needs to resume growth rapidly

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the former Brazilian president under investigation in a sweeping corruption investigation, said on Friday that Latin America's largest economy needs to resume growth rapidly to avert job losses. In a speech at a Sao Paulo rally organized by the ruling Workers' Party and unions in support of President Dilma Rousseff, Lula said democracy is the only way to ensure diversity and growth in Brazil. Supporters of Rousseff and Lula joined street rallies on Friday to back her b