Lula has reasons not to trust the Judiciary, points out Fernando Brito.

By Fernando Brito, editor of brick - Lula was prophetic – or obvious, if you prefer – when he said this week that he has no reason to believe in the Judiciary.

Today, the country witnessed a veritable war operation to prevent the former president from being released, even for a few hours.

It was a short time, since no one could believe that his release order would prevail, although the absurdity lies in his imprisonment before the final judgment of absurd decisions such as those that convicted him.

Within a few hours, three judges – none of whom were competent to do so – interrupted their "Sunday" and rushed to support the "fourth judge," the Federal Police, in disobeying a court order for release.

The last of them, the extremely reactionary and authoritarian Carlos Eduardo Thompson Flores, who didn't even have the shame to feign neutrality, months ago, when Lula's appeal reached the TRF-4, which he presides over, saying to anyone who would listen that Sérgio Moro's sentence was "technically irreproachable."

The saga will certainly continue in the higher courts and the National Council of Justice, where Sérgio Moro's interference in the decision of Judge Rogério Favreto will be analyzed and, despite everything, it has had a negative impact because it was far too insolent.

But, as Lula said, temper your hopes that there will be reactions to the case like those a lower court judge would deserve if he rebelled against a superior.

The three branches of government are destroyed, and the republic itself is now heading down the same path.

Judicial decisions are only valid if they please those who want to exclude Lula and his leadership from the political-electoral process, and those that do not agree with this will be revoked, even if "by force".

It is unlikely that there will be judges like Rogério Favreto willing to uphold the remnants of a sense of justice and respect for the autonomy of their decisions, and if there are, the Federal Police, the supreme body of the Judiciary, will not comply with them, "killing time" until a "suitable" judge appears.

Nothing different, after all, from what the President of the Supreme Federal Court herself, Cármen Lúcia, does by not putting the decision on pre-trial detention on the agenda, awaiting a favorable vote.

Since Brazil no longer has a Constitution, it would be absurd to think that it could have a harmonious Judiciary.