Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been granted permission to leave prison to attend his seven-year-old grandson's funeral.
According to reports, arrangements are being made to fly Lula, who is clocking 12 years in prison for corruption, to Sao Paulo for the burial on Saturday.
The grandson, Arthur, died from meningitis on Friday.
On January 29, Lula was not allowed to attend the funeral of his brother Genival Inacio da Silva.
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Zelenskyy and Kellogg discuss air defence and arms purchases in Kyiv
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Fatal Air India crash probe 'far from over' says CEO days after prelim report
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Anger at US grows in West Bank over killing of Palestinian American
Frustration among Palestinians towards the US has intensified following the killing of two young men, including a Palestinian American, by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank town of Al-Mazra’a Ash-Sharqiya.
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