US Elections
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days agoBrazil's police open a probe into presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro
Brazil's Supreme Court is investigating Bolsonaro for defamation linked to statements about President Lula and drug trafficking.
A parade float praising Brazil's president Lula strode through Rio's Sambadrome, drawing contreversy and triggering lawsuits. A carnival float in Rio de Janeiro's world-famous carnival parade was the center of a controversy over Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his upcoming bid for reelection. Critics of the president accused him of improperly using the nation's high-profile Carnaval celebrations for political campaigning.