Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has accepted a key ministerial role in President Dilma Rousseff's government, media reports said Tuesday.

    Members of the governing Workers' Party say that his appointment will strengthen her beleaguered administration. One of Lula's main tasks, the reports said, would be to negotiate with the main coalition partner in order to prevent an impeachment going ahead. 

    His appointment could also be seen as bringing some order to what many analysts consider a chaotic administration. The reports, quoting unnamed sources, said Rousseff and Lula would meet in the capital, Brasilia, on Tuesday. There has been no official comment, the (BBC) reported. 

    Last week, prosecutors requested his arrest in a money laundering inquiry over a luxury sea-front penthouse. The popular former president has denied any wrongdoing and says the claims are politically motivated.  In becoming a minister, Lula will have some legal protection.

Source: QNA