Tag: Curitiba prision

• Friday, August 9th 2019 - 10:43 UTC

  Lula da Silva will remain in Curitiba until pending appeals are filed and judged

  

  Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a lower court decision to transfer imprisoned former President Lula da Silva from the southern city of Curitiba to a penitentiary in the state of Sao Paulo.

• Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Lula, in a new corruption conviction is sentenced to another 13 years in prison

  

  A Brazilian court on Wednesday handed a near 13-year sentence to Lula da Silva, in a new corruption conviction for the former president already serving a lengthy jail term in a separate case.