Lula says will run for presidency despite court setback Former Brazil president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva told supporters Wednesday he intends to seek another mandate later this year despite a court confirming his conviction for corruption. "Now I want to be a candidate for the presidency," Lula told thousands of supporters at a rally in Sao Paulo in the wake of the court verdict which dealt a body blow to his hopes of running. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES