Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is in affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare after surrendering to affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare on Saturday night. He was sentenced to spend 12 years behind affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare after being found affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare of money affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare and corruption. It is a huge fall from grace for the still-popular ex-leader. Mr da Silva still has massive support and just affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare before turning himself in to the police, his supporters were trying to stop him from going into custody. Hundreds of supporters from a metal workers' affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare blocked a gate where a car carrying da Silva was trying to leave to meet police officers. It was only with the help of his affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare that he could get through the affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare . This meant possible affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare with armed police were avoided. Mr da Silva is affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare known as Lula by his supporters. He was born in affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare and rose through the ranks of workers' unions to become leader of South America's largest country. He ran for the presidency affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare times before being elected to affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare in 2002. He governed from 2003 to 2010. During his two administrations, he initiated several social affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare programs and resurrected the economy. This helped tens of affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare out of extreme poverty, which made him very popular. Former U.S. President Barack Obama once called da Silva, "the affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare popular politician on Earth". When he left office, his affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare rating was an impressive 83 per cent. He hopes to overturn his affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare and run for president affectionately again approval authorities bars bodyguards clashes conviction crowds guilty hours jail laundering millions most office poverty several union welfare .