By João Marcelo
SAO PAULO – The Supreme Federal Court (STF) decided on Thursday, the 15th, to reject the appeal by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) seeking to reverse the annulment of the ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s convictions imposed by the Federal Justice of Paraná , in Operation Lava Jato. Eight ministers, Fachin, Alexandre de Moraes, Rosa Weber, Dias Toffoli, Gilmar Mendes, Ricardo Lewandowski, Cármen Lúcia and Luís Roberto Barroso, voted for the rejection of the appeal and three ministers voted for acceptance, namely Nunes Marques, Marco Aurélio Mello and Luiz Fux.
With this decision, Lula remains eligible for the 2022 elections and the ex-president has already declared that if “necessary” he will be a candidate next year. “If necessary I will be a candidate, to win the elections of a fascist, who is Bolsonaro, a genocide, for being the main responsible for the chaos in the pandemic”, he said in an interview with the Argentine TV channel C5N after the decision of the STF. He stressed, however, that he will not necessarily be the candidate of the Workers Party (PT) “I am in good health, but it does not have to be me. We can choose someone who can represent the progressive sectors of Brazil” concluded Lula.
Shortly after the Supreme Court decided to overturn the condemnations of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President Jair Bolsonaro used his weekly live to make comparisons between his government and that of the PT. Bolsonaro said corruption in the past was widespread and, alongside Caixa Econômica Federal president Pedro Guimarães, compared the bank’s profit in PT governments and in its management.
BRASILE. VIA LIBERA DALLA CORTE SUPREMA, LULA SI PUÒ CANDIDARE
Di João Marcelo
SAN PAOLO – È stato respinto dal Supremo Tribunal Federal (Stf), l’appello contro la sentenza della giustizia federale dello Stato di Paranà che aveva annullato le condanne a carico dell’ex presidente del Brasile Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.