Brazil's ex-president 'Lula' defies order to turn self in
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has defied an order to turn himself in to police as he hunkered down with supporters at a metallurgical union that was the spiritual birthplace of his rise to power.
The once wildly-popular leader, who rose from poverty to lead Latin America's largest nation, had until 5pm local time to present himself to police in the city of Curitiba to begin serving a sentence of 12 years and one month for a corruption conviction.
