Persecution continues: TCU prohibits Lula's daughter-in-law from holding public office.
Brazil's Federal Audit Court (TCU) has prohibited Marlene Araújo Lula da Silva, daughter-in-law of former President Lula, and former Sesi president Jair Meneguelli, as well as Rogério Aurélio Pimentel (allegedly responsible for paying expenses related to the property in Atibaia attributed to Lula), from holding positions of trust in public bodies for a period of three years. According to the TCU, Marlene was allegedly a "ghost employee" of Sesi.
247 - The Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) has prohibited Marlene Araújo Lula da Silva, daughter-in-law of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and former president of SESI (Social Service of Industry) Jair Meneguelli, as well as Rogério Aurélio Pimentel (identified as responsible for paying expenses related to the property in Atibaia attributed to Lula), from holding positions of trust in public bodies for a period of three years. According to the TCU, Marlene was allegedly a "ghost employee" of SESI when Meneguelli held the presidency of SESI.
"To disqualify Jair Antônio Meneguelli, Marlene Araújo Lula da Silva, and Rogério Aurélio Pimentel, for a period of three years, from holding any appointed position or position of trust within the Federal Public Administration, pursuant to Article 60 of Law 8.443/1992 in conjunction with Article 270 of the TCU Internal Regulations," says the TCU in its decision.
Marlene is married to Sandro Luís Lula da Silva and, according to the Expresso column in Época magazine, she and Meneguelli were also ordered to return R$ 173 to the Sesi coffers.