Former Brazilian president Lula convicted on corruption
The former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula have been sentenced to nine and half years imprisonment on Wednesday in first of five graft trials he faces
But he will remain free on appeal
This was a president that won admiration for inculcating social qualities that wiped out singing inequalities in Latin America
The former president of the United States of America (USA) Barack Obama once named him the most popular politician on earth,
Lula who left office six years ago with rating of 83% approval on rating was Brazils first working class president.
Judge Sergio Moro found Lula guilty for accepting 1.2 million Dollars (3.7 million reais) worth of bribes from engineering firms OAS SA
