Brazil judge gives order that could free Lula from prison

Brasília(Brazil): A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Wednesday issued an order that could see former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva imminently released from prison, where he is serving a 12-year term for graft.
Justice Marco Aurelio Mello ruled that all prisoners in Lula's situation -- whose conviction has been confirmed by a second court -- should be freed while appeals were under way if their lawyer requested.