The legal crackdown on Lula will intensify in the final stretch of the election.
Judge Sérgio Moro may finalize the trial in which Lula is being investigated for renovations carried out by construction companies at his Atibaia property in October, the final stretch of the presidential elections; two defense witnesses for the Workers' Party leader are still to testify: pre-candidate for senator Dilma Rousseff and singer Gilberto Gil; Lula will be heard on September 11th, a date already scheduled and announced by Moro.
247 Judge Sergio Moro can finalize the process in which Lula is being investigated for renovations at the Atibaia property Construction projects carried out by contractors in October, the final stretch of the presidential elections. DTwo witnesses for the Workers' Party member's defense are yet to testify: the pre-candidate for senator, Dilma Rousseff. and the singer Gilberto Gil. Lula will be heard on September 11th, a date already scheduled and announced by Moro.
"After that, the judge opens a period for final arguments from the prosecution and defense. If there are no additional proceedings, he will deliver the sentence in October -- the first round of voting will be on the 7th and the second on the 28th."
The most explosive testimonies of the trial were scheduled for the end of August and the beginning of September. Emílio and Marcelo Odebrecht will testify on August 29th. Leo Pinheiro on September 3rd. Lawyer Roberto Teixeira and the owner of the property, Fernando Bittar, on the 5th.
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