FORMER Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that charges of corruption levelled against him were politically biased.

Sao Paolo prosecutor Cassio Conserino had filed charges that day in relation to money-laundering investigations.He alleged that Mr da Silva had concealed ownership of a seaside penthouse flat in the nearby town of Guaruja, the deeds to which are held by construction company OAS.

The former Workers’ Party president denied the allegations, stressing that he had already disproved them.