Lula requests access to agreement that creates R$ 2,5 billion fund from Lava Jato.
Lawyers for former President Lula have asked the court to grant full access to the agreement signed between the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office of Curitiba and Petrobras, which resulted in the allocation of R$ 2,5 billion to create a fund to be managed by the prosecutors. According to the defense, there are contradictory aspects that can be clarified by comparing the arguments used by the state-owned company in the case against Lula with the role it assumed under the agreement with the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, where it has to pay compensation.
247 - Lawyers for former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have asked the court to grant full access to the agreement signed between the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) of Curitiba and Petrobras, which resulted in the allocation of R$ 2,5 billion for the creation of a fund to be managed by the prosecutors (Read more in the article). Brazil 247The agreement has been questioned by parliamentarians, legal experts, and even members of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), who believe that the funds should be allocated to the Federal Government.
According to the columnist Monica BergamoAccording to Folha de S. Paulo, in the request made to the court, Lula's lawyers emphasize that the terms of the agreement could impact one of the cases where Petrobras presents itself as a victim of embezzlement and corruption and was accepted as an assistant prosecutor against the former president.
According to the defense, there are contradictory aspects that can be clarified by comparing the arguments used by the state-owned company in the case against Lula with the role it assumed through the agreement formed with the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, where it has to pay compensation.