Carnival tribute to Brazil’s Lula in Rio sparks political backlash

RIO DE JANEIRO: When Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva learned that a samba school in Rio de Janeiro would base its carnival parade this year on his journey from factory worker to president, he broke into tears and ​then smiled for pictures holding the school’s flag. But, as Rio’s world-famous carnival parade approached, the tribute became a political headache. Opposition parties and politicians have filed a flurry of lawsuits alleging that Lula is benefiting from what they describe as an illegal form of early campaigning ahead of this year’s presidential election.

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