Why expel a zombie?
"The PT didn't need to go through the ordeal of initiating expulsion proceedings against Antônio Palocci," says columnist Alex Solnik; "It's giving too much importance to what he said about Lula. It's giving credence to his narrative that makes headlines, but which he has no way to prove. The legal value of his testimony is nil. Just as happened with all the others who went through the Lava Jato meat grinder, Palocci's fate, in prison or out of it, is exile in his own country."
The Workers' Party (PT) didn't need to go through the ordeal of initiating expulsion proceedings against Antônio Palocci.
He should have done it when he was caught red-handed at the Ribeirão Preto city hall, in the famous pea scandal.
He should have done it in the Francenildo caretaker episode.
He should have done it when Dilma removed him from the scene after he was caught with millions in revenue justified by strange consulting firms.
If he didn't do it at those times, why do it now that he's become Moro's lapdog?
It's giving too much importance to what he said about Lula. It's giving credibility to his narrative that makes headlines, but which he has no way of proving.
His testimony has no legal value whatsoever.
As with all the others who went through the Lava Jato meat grinder, Palocci's fate, whether in prison or out, is exile in his own country.
Whether convicted or acquitted, all those who were in the same situation as him have disappeared from public life. They are being kept incommunicado.
Nobody leaves their house, nobody gives interviews, nobody exists as a citizen anymore.
The Workers' Party (PT) didn't need to expel those who don't exist.
* This is an opinion article, the responsibility of the author, and does not reflect the opinion of Brasil 247.