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Urgent: Brazilian police makes arrest at former president's home

Xinhua, March 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

Brazilian police on Friday searched the home of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a probe into a corruption scheme, Brazilian media reported.

Federal police officer Jose Cyrispiniano said Friday the police are at addresses belonging to Silva, including the Instituto Lula, his nonprofit organization.

Brazil's O Globo news network released images of police officials around a building they said was Silva's residence in Sao Bernardo de Campo, in greater Sao Paulo. Endi