Brazil ex-president asks for jail leave to bury grandson

SAO PAULO: Brazilian prosecutors on Friday backed a furlough request from jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who wants to attend the funeral of his young grandson, court sources said.

Arthur Araujo Lula da Silva died in a hospital in Sao Paulo, the country's southeastern business hub. He was the son of Sandro Luiz Lula da Silva, one of the former president's five sons. Lula's lawyers argued that by law, the former president - who served two terms and became a global icon of the left - was entitled to leave on compassionate grounds, having lost a close family member.His request was initially denied by a lower court judge and by the time a Supreme Court justice approved it, his brother's funeral had already taken place.

Police have spoken out against releasing the high-profile inmate, arguing they lacked the manpower to keep the highly divisive figure safe.

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