A Brazilian ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand for a trial for bribery and money laundering scandal during his presidency in years 2003 – 2011. The main charge is about 3.7 million Brazilians Reais bribery referred to schemes state-owned oil company Petrobras. The corruption case will also put on trial Lula's wife, Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva; OAS Chief Executive Jose Aldemario "Leo" Pinheiro; PauloOkamotto, the president of the Lula Institute, and four others.

Judge Sergio Moro – who leads the investigation into bribery and kickbacks at Petrobras and other major corporations – must now assess allegations that the Workers’ party figurehead in bribes. The judge also claims that there is enough evidence for Lula , while “he is universally known”. The decision as well as a trial will take place in the city of Curitiba – come among a period of intense political and economic mess, which has been provoked by the two-year Lava Jato investigation and a conspiracy to end 13 years of Workers’ party rule.

Recently, Lula denies the accusations, which he claims are an attempt to prevent him from running in the next presidential election in 2018. Lula da Silva said he hopes the latest allegations will be the last in what he considers a political witch hunt, one that's already forced Brazilian House Speaker Eduardo Cunha and impeached president Dilma Rousseff, out of the office. "This novel is coming to an end," Lula da Silva said. "They have charged Cunha, they have gone after Dilma and now they need to conclude this novel. Who is the criminal? Let's give an end to this novel. Let's end with the political life of Lula."

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