Excerpt: "As a result of the Supreme Court's affirmation of the annulment, Lula will recover all of his political rights and be able to run, if he and his party so choose, in the country's upcoming presidential elections in 2021."
The ruling now leaves Lula da Silva free to run against Jair Bolsonaro for presidency next year. (photo: RTE)
16 April 21
Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ratified the decision adopted by one of its judges, who annulled the sentences handed down in the first place against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
s a result of the Supreme Court's affirmation of the annulment, Lula will recover all of his political rights and be able to run, if he and his party so choose, in the country's upcoming presidential elections in 2021.
The Supreme Court decision was approved by eight votes to three and supported the position of Judge Edson Fachin, who on March 8 had annulled all of the sentences against Lula, which totaled almost 25 years of imprisonment, through a precautionary measure, due to a conflict of jurisdiction.
#Confirmado l Por 8x3 los jueces de la Corte Suprema de Brasil deciden por anular todas las sentencias contra Lula en la Lava Jato. Es la última instancia. Lula puede disputar las elecciones. La decisión viene exactos 5 años del inicio del golpe a Dilma Rousseff. pic.twitter.com/If0jyRYJKY
— André Vieira (@AndreteleSUR) April 15, 2021
Fachin considered that the two trials in which Lula was sentenced to prison, and two others in which there was still no sentence, were irregular since they were conducted in the courts of the city of Curitiba, under the charge of former judge Sergio Moro, who did not have jurisdiction whatsoever over these matters.