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WORLD NEWS Friday 21 July 2017

Brazilian judge seizes $2.8 million in Silva’s pension funds

By MAURICIO SAVARESE firmed Thursday’s decision,
Associated Press but did not make com-
SAO PAULO (AP) — A judge ments to The Associated
in Brazil on Thursday or- Press. The former president
dered the seizure of more will remain free until his ap-
than $2.8 million in pension peal of the conviction is
funds from former President heard by a group of magis-
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in trates. None of Silva’s pen-
connection with his corrup- sion funds can be used until
tion conviction. there is a final ruling in the
The funds were in one of case.
Silva’s individual accounts On Wednesday, Brazil’s
and in another linked to central bank froze four
his company LILS, which of Silva’s bank accounts
administers assets from his amounting to more than
lectures, according to the $190,000. Judge Moro also
ruling released by the of- barred the ex-president
fice of federal judge Sergio from using three apart-
Moro. ments, a piece of land and
Last week, Moro sentenced two cars linked to him.
Silva to 9 1/2 years in prison With the seizure of the pen-
in connection with a graft sion funds, Silva’s assets Brazil’s Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a ceremony for the Workers’ Party, with
probe involving state-run frozen by Moro amount to ousted President Dilma Rousseff, behind, in Brasilia, Brazil. A judge in Brazil on Thursday ordered
oil giant Petrobras. almost 10 million Brazilian the seizure of more than $2.8 million in pension funds from Silva in connection with his corruption
A spokesman for Silva con- reals, or $3 million. q conviction.
(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Venezuela strike erupts into sporadic violence

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN noon, when improvised failed to topple Maduro’s panies are functioning “at but bakeries, fruit stands
FABIOLA SANCHEZ blockades left them almost predecessor Hugo Chavez. 100 percent” despite the and other shops were
Associated Press entirely cut them off from Maduro said on national strike. The claim could not open and hundreds of
CARACAS, Venezuela the rest of the city. Groups television that he’ll press be immediately confirmed. people were in the streets,
(AP) — A nationwide strike of masked young men set ahead with plans to rewrite In neighborhoods of west- although foot and vehicle
against plans to rewrite fire to a handful of block- the nation’s constitution ern Caracas traditionally traffic were about half of
the constitution shut down ades and hurled stones at and said that hundreds of loyal to the ruling party, what they would be on a
much of Venezuelan’s cap- riot police, who fired back Venezuela’s largest com- some stores were closed normal weekday.q
ital Thursday before erupt- tear gas.
ing into sporadic violence A public transport strike
when protesters clashed appeared to have halted
with riot police and burned nearly all bus traffic and
a post office near the thousands of private busi- WE ARE CELEBRATING
headquarters of the main nesses defied government 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
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state-run broadcaster. demands to stay open as
Wealthier, pro-opposition opponents of President
neighborhoods of eastern Nicolas Maduro called the
Caracas were shuttered first major national strike
and silent until early after- since a 2002 stoppage that

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