<span style="color: #222222;">In Brazil, Supreme Court rejected an appeal by jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to overturn his ban on running in next month's elections.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Brazil's electoral court had disqualified Lula on the grounds that the country's clean-slate law prevents anyone who has lost an appeal against a conviction from running for office. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Lula was convicted on charges of accepting a seaside apartment as a bribe and then lost an initial appeal.</span><br />