Tag: Lula da Silva

Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Alberto Fernández is like a matryoshka doll, “you open it and out pops, Cristina, Lula, Chavez...”

Argentine primary winner, Alberto Fernandez is like the Russian mamushka doll, “you open it and out pops Cristina Fernandez, again you open it and out pops Lula, and again, Hugo Chavez”, said Brazilian foreign minister Ernesto Araújo.
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.
Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Moro considered releasing Odebrecht's bribes confession in Venezuela to harm president Maduro

Brazilian justice minister Sergio Moro considered releasing construction giant Odebrecht's confession to paying bribes in Venezuela to harm the country's president Nicolas Maduro, The Intercept investigative website reported on Sunday.
Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:32 UTC
Brazil Justice minister Moro granted a five-day leave of absence

Brazil’s justice minister, Sérgio Moro, has been granted a leave of absence following a slew of damaging leaks that have cast serious doubts over his impartiality as a judge in a sweeping graft scandal.
Monday, July 1st 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Massive rallies on Sunday in support of Brazilian Minister of Justice

Thousands protested in Brazil on Sunday in support of Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who is battling claims he conspired with prosecutors on his anti-corruption drive to keep former leader Lula da Silva from another presidential run.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Lula's appeal to be freed delayed until at least August

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday delayed until August its decision on an appeal by imprisoned former President Lula da Silva who argued he should be freed because leaked private messages showed that the judge who convicted him was not impartial.
Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Lula's habeas corpus request postponed with no date set

The Brazilian Supreme Court postponed on Monday the voting for the habeas corpus request of Brazil's former president Lula da Silva. Supreme Court Judge Carmen Lucia took off the review for the habeas corpus from the schedule for Tuesday, and a new date has not been set.
Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Lava Jato leaks: Calls for Minister Moro to resign

Brazil’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro faced intense pressure on Tuesday after leaked personal messages raised doubts about his impartiality as the judge overseeing landmark corruption cases, with an influential newspaper calling on him to resign.
Tuesday, June 11th 2019 - 07:31 UTC
Leaks have “Car Wash” team on the defensive; Lula's defense accuses prosecutors of preventing him run for president

Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro and federal prosecutors scrambled to respond on Monday to reports published by news website The Intercept based on what it said were leaked messages from a corruption probe.
Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Lula is in love and plans to marry once released from prison

Brazil's imprisoned ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, still loved by large parts of the population, plans to remarry if he is released from prison, a former minister said. Lula, 73, a widower for the past two years, has been sentenced to more than two decades behind bars in two separate corruption cases.