brasilia former finance minister brazil luiz inacio lula da silva wednesday accuse ex-president receive bribe contractor odebrecht odbes.ul add list corruption accusations threaten lula ability run president 2018. lawyers former finance minister antonio palocci say tell prosecutors lula accept odebrecht purchase land institute name country house sao paulo state 300 million reais 97 million use leave office representative lula say statement palocci arrest year ago corruption investigation lie make accusations without evidence secure favorable deal prosecutors reduce sentence testimony close confidant could damn lula intend run president next year successfully appeal conviction would bar stand lula face four additional trials separately wednesday brazil top prosecutor rodrigo janot charge lula ex-president dilma rousseff former minister obstruction justice relate lula nomination rousseff chief staff 2016. nomination late strike supreme court would shield lula prosecution low court second charge janot two days tuesday accuse lula rousseff six members workers party allegedly form criminal organization carry corruption crimes involve state-controlled oil company petrobras lula rousseff deny charge palocci level accusations two hours testimony wednesday part probe allegations lula accept land institute blood pact package bribe include payment property estate ranch 300 million reais gradually make available accord spreadsheet deliver contractor say adriano bretas one palocci lawyers tracy reinaldet another palocci lawyers say agreement make transition lula rousseff first term palocci also serve rousseff chief staff initially force resign due corruption allegations ex-minister accuse former brazil president lula accept bribe