Top Brazil judge strips Lula of office after he rallies supporters

SAO PAULO Brazilian riot police fired water cannon and tear gas to clear anti-government protesters from Sao Paulo's central Avenue Paulista, local media said, ahead of a planned demonstration on Friday in favor of embattled President Dilma Rousseff.


The anti-government protesters had blocked Sao Paulo's main thoroughfare since Wednesday evening when demonstrations erupted against the appointment of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a minister. Opponents say the move is designed to help Lula evade prosecutors who have charged him with money laundering and fraud.


(Reporting by Daniel Flynn; Editing by Tatiana Bautzer)




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