According to O Globo, the police have the right to plant evidence against Lula.
A report by O Globo reduces the suspicion that the Federal Police planted documents at Lula's residence during an operation in March 2016 to a debate about the "authenticity" of the documents; read the GGN report.
By Patricia Faermann, in GGN
A report published by the newspaper O Globo this Thursday (15) became another chapter in the saga of conflicts fueled by the old media in relation to former president Lula. The newspaper reduced suspicions that Lava Jato agents planted evidence at one of the PT member's addresses to a legal discussion about the "authenticity" of these documents.
The information, which has the potential to create a scandal and tarnish the institutions involved in Lula's criminal prosecution, has become a secondary issue. It's as if the newspaper were saying it's okay to plant evidence in Lula's house. The important thing is that the Workers' Party member has no way of proving that these documents are false.
In the publication, O Globo states that although Lula "insinuated" in his last testimony to Sergio Moro that the Federal Police may have planted evidence in his home, "the authenticity of the documents was not questioned by his defense when the material was included in the judicial process more than a year ago."
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