Brazilian investigators charged former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with money laundering and corruption, calling him the “maximum commander” of the mammoth graft scandal roiling Latin America’s largest nation.

While the charges against Silva were expected—police recommended them last month—the characterization of his role in the kickback scheme at state oil company Petrobras was stunning.

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