Palocci's testimony has shaken Lula, say friends of the Workers' Party leader.
Close friends of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva say that Antonio Palocci's testimony and letter have shaken the former president like no other accusation, who until then had downplayed the information that other informants gave against him in legal proceedings; with Palocci, the feeling is one of "extreme bitterness," due to the virulence of the attacks; the former minister not only "stuck the knife in but forced it all the way in" and even twisted it around in Lula's guts, says one of the Workers' Party leader's friends.
247 - Antonio Palocci's testimony and letter have shaken former President Lula in an unprecedented way, as he had previously downplayed the information that other informants provided against him in legal proceedings.
According to people who were very close to the Workers' Party member, he always said he understood whistleblowers like Léo Pinheiro, from OAS, and Marcelo Odebrecht: imprisoned for a long time, they would have no alternative but to talk about Lula in their plea bargains.
Regarding Palocci, the feeling was one of "extreme bitterness" due to the virulence of the attacks. The former minister not only "stuck the knife in but forced it all the way in" and even twisted it around in Lula's guts, says one of the Workers' Party member's friends.
The information is Monica Bergamo's column in Folha de S.Paulo.