Brazil: Lula Voted Most Corrupt Politician of 2012

On January 20, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was voted the most corrupt politician of the year 2012.  The poll was conducted by the July 31 Movement, an internet anti-corruption movement.  Lula was accused earlier this year by convicted businessman Marcos Valério of being involved in the Mensalão scandal, in which politicians were paid to vote in favor of then-President Lula’s programs.  The July 31 Movement conducts the poll annually, and the winner earns the Golden Handcuffs Trophy (Troféu Algemas de Ouro).  Read Article