Following a telenovela-style build-up, Brazil’s former president Lula da Silva (2003-2011) handed himself over to police this week to face 12 years in jail. Lula may have lost the legal battle, but he is fighting a war to defend the legacy of the Left, both in Brazil and beyond.

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