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Brazil's first black justice considers presidential run

By MAURICIO SAVARESE toral court. On Sunday, populous and richest state.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's a Datafolha institute poll Barbosa has voiced sup-
first black Supreme Court gave Barbosa at least 8 port for social programs
justice said Thursday he is percent support. He called identified with the left, but
considering a run for presi- that figure "very good." Bra- he also gave harsh convic-
dent, which could be a zil's presidential election is tions for corruption to high
significant turn since the expected to draw up to 16 members of da Silva's ad-
widely known retired justice candidates, splintering the ministration, something that
appeals to both support- vote. It was unclear wheth- won him support among
ers and detractors of the er the Brazilian Socialist conservatives.
current front-runner, jailed Party can gather enough Judges, prosecutors and
former President Luiz Inacio support for Barbosa to police investigators have
Lula da Silva. qualify as a presidential become more popular in
Many people had floated candidate. If not, Barbosa Brazil since the unfolding of
former justice Joaquim Bar- could run for a different po- the "Car Wash" corruption
bosa's name as a contend- Former Supreme Court President Joaquim Barbosa, the first sition as the party focused probe in 2014, investigat-
er for October's election, black member of the country's top court, arrives for a meeting on gubernatorial and legis- ing overpriced contracts
but he had never publicly with the leaders of the Brazilian Socialist Party to be named one lative races instead. signed by state-owned oil
of their candidates for president in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, April
spoken about it before. 19, 2018. One of the key members of giant Petrobras and major
But, though he raised the Associated Press the party, Sao Paulo state constructors. But with Da Sil-
possibility of being a candi- Gov. Marcio Franca, said va's graft conviction com-
date, Barbosa added, "I still Socialist Party, which he never run for office. after the meeting that right- ing out of that investiga-
haven't managed to con- joined early in April to give Da Silva, a popular leftist leaning candidate Ger- tion, his supporters contend
vince myself." himself a base for a cam- who still leads preference aldo Alckmin should get he was railroaded to keep
The comments came as paign. polls after being imprisoned its support instead. Franca him out of the presidential
Barbosa talked with jour- The 63-year-old Barbosa, this month on a corruption was Alckmin's deputy un- race and say judicial over-
nalists during a meeting who retired from the Su- conviction, won't likely be til April 7 and will run for reach is interfering with Bra-
in Brasilia of the Brazilian preme Court in 2014, has allowed to run by the elec- re-election in Brazil's most zil's political matters.q
Caravan migrants hop freight train in Mexico heading north

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The afraid. We are also worried asylum, arguing that it was
remnants of a caravan of that our children will be re- too dangerous for them to
Central American migrants cruited by the gangs. Those stay in Honduras, where
that drew angry tweets are the fears in our coun- most are from.
from President Donald try." The caravan left the Gua-
Trump hopped on the roofs Caravan organizer Irineo temala-Mexico border in
of a freight train Thursday Mujica said the migrants late March and grew to
heading for northern Mex- expected to reach the Pa- more than 1,000 migrants
ico. cific coast city of Mazatlan, who found safety travelling
About 500 migrants de- then go to the northern in numbers. It was to have
parted the western Mexico city of Hermosillo, where formally ended in Mexico
city of Guadalajara before they might make a rest City, but many of the mi-
dawn, stretching out on stop sometime over the grants feared going solo
the roofs of freight cars. weekend. They would then on the dangerous final leg
"We are heading north continue to the U.S. border, north and decided to keep
seeking a better life," said where they hope to arrive travelling en masse. Some
Mirna Ruiz, a Honduran. by April 24, he said. who had split off to press
"As you know, in Hondu- Mujica said a couple of Central American migrants who attended the annual Migrants on alone reported back
ras we just can't live there hundred migrants were ex- Stations of the Cross caravan for migrants' rights, wait for a about kidnappings and
anymore because of the pected to turn themselves northern-bound train, in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, having their papers for safe
Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
gangs. We can't even go over to U.S. authorities at Associated Press passage torn up.
shopping because we are the border and request q