Brazil prosecutor requests formal probe of Lula

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Prosecutors in Brazil asked Wednesday that powerful ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was questioned this week in a huge corruption probe, be placed under formal investigation.

The press service of the Sao Paulo state prosecutors office said precise details of the request were not yet known and that a news conference would be held Thursday.

Brazilian media reported that prosecutors want Lula probed for alleged money laundering and hiding assets in connection with a posh seaside home. Lula has said he does not own it .... http://news.yahoo.com