Brazil's former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is now faced with legal charges after he was accused of corruption during his term as the leader of the South American country.

According to recent news, the hearing on Silva's case has been suspended after an MP, who is among the former president's supporters, filed an appeal claiming that the prosecution did not follow due process when they summoned the ex-president to the witness stand.

On Tuesday, one member of the National Prosecutors Council admitted that there may have been procedural errors in the appeal and said the trial would be suspended until it has been discussed by the council in a general session.

In Sept. 2015, the former president, popularly known by his nickname "Lula," was dragged into the "Lava Jato" corruption probe.

Based on the case filed against him, Lula is accused of gaining "advantages for himself, for his party ... or for his government by sustaining a base of political support through illicit business."

The accusations against him became stronger when public prosecutors received word that Lula laundered the money he used to purchase the three-story penthouse located in a beachfront resort southwest of Sao Paulo. It is estimated to be worth $550,000.

It may not be unusual for most politicians to purchase property with similar worth because most of them are well off. However, the former president, hailing from Garanhuns, Brazil, had no means of buying that big of a house if one considers his humble origins.

He worked blue-collar jobs, including factory work as well as selling peanuts on the streets. He also acted as a shoe-shine boy when he was younger.

Born to illiterate peasant parents, he was only able to learn how to read when he turned 10 years old.

Silva later found a white-collar job at the Villares Metalworks in São Bernardo do Campo after 1964's military coup paved the way for the recession.

While working there, Lula found an entry into politics when he was elected as the president of the Metalworkers' Union in 1975, comprised of a strong 100,000 members.

From there, he brought together trade unionists, Trotskyites, church activists and intellectuals to be the members of Brazil's first socialist party known as the Workers' Party (PT).

That is where his political career was launched.

After earning the support needed to run for an electable position, Lula first attempted to become president of Brazil during the 1980s.

Three attempts and he still failed.

On his fourth try in 2003, Lula was finally granted the position.

While he did present a promise to fight corruption, it did not go very well for Lula as the public began to doubt his intentions in 2005 when his party had been accused of illegal campaign financing and bribery.

Now, he is linked to several graft and corruption cases and is blamed for the country's current economic crisis.