A Supreme Court judge in Brazil has annulled ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's corruption convictions, opening a path to a possible run for the presidency in 2022.
He was convicted following an investigation into a huge bribery scandal, dubbed Operation Car Wash,.
But Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin said the court that had convicted Lula had lacked the necessary jurisdiction.
The prosecutor-general's office said it would appeal against the annulment.
Lula, who governed Brazil between 2003 and 2010, is a towering figure in left-wing politics in Brazil and beyond.
He is also the most senior politician to have been convicted as part of Operation Car Wash, the corruption scandal which brought down dozens of politician and business leaders across the country but which by some - including Lula - has been denounced as a political witch hunt.
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