Unlike our soap operas, "telenovelas" in Latin America actually end. And then they come back in reruns. It's fair to say that the Brazil "telenovela" about corruption is not planning to end soon. President Lula of Brazil is back in the news. However, this is not the return that he probably had in mind: Federal prosecutors filed new corruption charges on Monday against Brazil’s former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, raising pressure on him and his family over dealings in Angola, the oil-rich country where Brazilian companies have aggressively raised their profile over the last decade. The charges are the latest blow to Mr. da Silva, 70, who has been one of Latin America’s most influential politicians.  Lula, as he is known, was the darling of the world not long ago. He was the leftist who allegedly governed from the middle and avoided extremes.   They even said that he had the charm of Bill...(Read Full Post)