With Lula Back, the Political Fight in Brazil is Between Democracy and Authoritarianism
March 15, 2021 Justice Edson Fachin’s ruling on March 8 to reverse three sentences against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva upended Brazilian politics. The Supreme Court (STF) decision overturned charges that stemmed from the Operation Car Wash ( Operação Lava Jato) in 2018, condemning Lula to more than 12 year in prison and suspending his political rights. Lula was imprisoned in April 2018 at the Federal Police headquarters in Curitiba, where the Lava Jato, now in the process of being shut down, was based. He was released in November 2019 after serving 580 days, when the Supre...
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