Lula's request for release is not on the Supreme Court's agenda until September 12, according to the calendar.
The president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Minister Cármen Lúcia, authorized the release of the court's plenary voting calendar until September 12th, when her term ends, and the agenda does not include consideration of the habeas corpus petition for the release of former president Lula; and the maneuver against his candidacy continues.
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Justice Cármen Lúcia, authorized on Friday the release of the court's plenary voting calendar until September 12, when her term ends, and the agenda does not include consideration of the habeas corpus petition requesting the release of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The agenda, however, can still be changed by the president of the Supreme Court herself, or the rapporteur for the matter, Justice Edson Fachin, can bring the issue to the table requesting its immediate inclusion on the agenda.
The habeas corpus petition was presented to the Second Panel of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), which handles cases related to Operation Lava Jato, but Justice Fachin decided to refer the matter to the full court for consideration. This decision was challenged by Lula's defense through a complaint filed with the STF questioning Fachin's decision.