Moro wants to hear Renan's testimony in the case against Lula in the first half of March.
Federal judge Sérgio Moro has given Senator Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL) five days to choose when and how he will be heard as a defense witness in the case against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, involving a triplex apartment in Guarujá and the storage of the presidential collection. Moro suggested that Renan choose March 2nd, 7th, and 15th for the hearing, which should take place via videoconference at the Federal Court headquarters in Brasília.
247 - Federal Judge Sérgio Moro has given Senator Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL) five days to choose when and how he will be heard as a defense witness in the case against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva involving a triplex apartment in Guarujá and the storage of the presidential collection. Moro suggested that Renan opt for March 2nd, 7th, and 15th for the hearing, which should take place via videoconference at the Federal Court headquarters in Brasília.
In the process, former president Lula is accused of money laundering, amounting to R$ 1,3 million, allegedly paid by OAS for storing the presidential collection between January 2011 and January 2016. According to investigators from Operation Lava Jato, the monthly payments of R$ 21,5 made to Granero originated from embezzlement allegedly committed by the construction company in contracts signed with Petrobras.
The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office also accuses the former president of having benefited from R$ 1,1 million in renovations and custom-made furniture that were allegedly installed in a triplex apartment in Guarujá.
Lula's defense denies the accusations and maintains that the apartment never belonged to the former president's family and that he only visited the property with the intention of buying it. As for the storage of the presidential collection, it was allegedly negotiated with the Lula Institute as a kind of private contribution after he left office.