Brazilians support former leader

Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is carried aloft by supporters outside the Metal Workers Union headquarter in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil on Saturday.

(Andre Penner / AP)

Associated Press

April 7, 2018 3:10 PM PT

Upset supporters of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday blocked the former leader from presenting himself to police, underscoring the raw emotions in Latin America’s largest nation over his impending incarceration.

Supporters of Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, block the entrance of the Metal Workers Union headquarters to prevent Lula from going to prison, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, Saturday.

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Supporters of Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva listen to his speech outside the Metal Workers Union headquarters in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil on Saturday.

(Andre Penner / AP)