The plenum of the Brazilian Supreme Court reached a majority in favor of the cancellation of the sentences imposed on former president Luiz Inacio da Silva, who therefore remains eligible and will be able to run for the presidential elections of 2022.
On March 8, Supreme Judge Edson Fachin overturned the sentences inflicted on Lula by the pool of magistrates of the Lava Jato investigation, the Brazilian Mani Pulite.
The Lava Jato pool is dissolved, the era of Brazilian tangentopoli ends
by Daniele Mastrogiacomo
The second section of the Supreme Court ruled that Judge Sergio Moro has maintained an “impartial” behavior towards the former left-wing president.
Brazil, Supreme Court overturns Lula’s sentences: the former leader can be reappointed in 2022
by Daniele Mastrogiacomo
Lula, 75, has already served 580 days in prison in Curitiba and has not ruled out running for the 2022 presidential elections. A poll published yesterday indicates Lula as a winner with 52% against 34% in a hypothetical ballot against the current president of far right Jair Bolsonaro.
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