Rio de Janeiro - Brazil's jailed former president Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva will be temporarily freed to attend the funeral of his
grandson, local media reported Friday.
Judicial authorities approved a request from Lula's lawyers for him
to attend the funeral of his 7-year-old grandson, who died of
meningitis in Sao Paulo, news portal Uol reported.
It was not immediately clear how long Lula, who served as president
from 2003 to 2011, will be allowed to be out of jail.
The 73-year-old former leader of the leftist Workers' Party has been
in jail in the southern city of Curitiba since April on corruption
charges.
Lula's imprisonment, which his supporters say is politically
motivated, prevented him from contesting the October presidential
election, which was won by far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro.