Ex-president turns himself in to police

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been taken into police custody after a tense showdown with his own supporters.

It comes after an intense three days that underscored raw emotions over the incarceration of a once wildly popular leader who has been engulfed by corruption allegations.

Hours earlier, Mr Lula da Silva told thousands of supporters that he would turn himself in to police, but also maintained his innocence and argued his corruption conviction was a way for enemies to make sure he does not run – and possibly win – re-election in October.