Decision against Lula attending his brother's funeral is political, say lawyers.
Lawyers, university professors, and public defenders issued a statement of repudiation against the decision that prevented former President Lula from attending the wake and funeral of his brother, Genival Inácio da Silva, known as Vavá. According to the document, signed by more than 400 people, the decision violates his rights and reinforces "the evidence that the case against Lula is a politically motivated process"; "The Justice system cannot deprive him of a fundamental right under the pretext of the powerful Federal Police's inability to ensure its legitimate exercise." The lawyers' statement was released before the decision by the president of the Supreme Federal Court, Dias Toffoli, which authorized former President Lula to attend the wake.
247 Lawyers, university professors, and public defenders issued a statement condemning the decision that prevented former President Lula from attending the wake and funeral of his brother, Genival Inácio da Silva, known as Vavá.
According to the document, signed by more than 400 people, the decision violates rights and reinforces "the finding that the case against Lula is a politically motivated process."
The text recalls that Lula was authorized by the DOPS (Department of Political and Social Order), during the military dictatorship, to attend the funeral of his mother, Dona Lindu. "Today, Lula is denied the right to mourn the death of his older brother, a sacred, unquestionable right that hundreds of thousands of prisoners in Brazil possess."
According to the statement, the former president "should not be treated more leniently than any other Brazilian citizen, but the Justice system cannot deprive him of a fundamental right under the pretext of the powerful Federal Police's inability to ensure its legitimate exercise."
The lawyers' statement came before the decision by the president of the Supreme Federal Court, Dias Toffoli, who authorized former president Lula to attend the wake.read here).