Brazil court delivers setback to ex-leader da Silva

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian court has upheld a corruption conviction against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was released from prison earlier this month.
A three-judge panel in Porto Alegre also ruled Wednesday that da Silva’s prison sentence should be raised by four years to 17 years.
Da Silva remains free for now. He was released Nov. 8 after 19 months in jail when the Supreme Court ruled a person can be imprisoned only after all appeals have been exhausted.
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