Brazil's Lula loses conviction appeal, shifting presidential election scenario

Cristiano Zanin (front), a lawyer representing former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaks at an appeals court of the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF4) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Jan. 24, 2018. A Brazilian appeals court on Wednesday upheld the corruption conviction of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The three-judge panel voted unanimously to ratify his conviction and to extend his original sentence from nine and a half years in prison to 12 years. (Xinhua/Sylvio Sirangelo/TRF4)