Former President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has been detained as part of a huge fraud inquiry into the state oil company Petrobras.
BBC says Mr Lula’s residence was stormed by Federal Police agents and he was brought in for questioning.
However, the former President has denied allegations of corruption.
The long-running inquiry, known as Operation Car Wash, is investigating allegations of corruption and money laundering at Petrobras.
According to officials, some 33 search warrants and 11 detention warrants were being carried out by 200 Federal Police agents in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Bahia.
