Gilmar Mendes: Lula's imprisonment should only have occurred after a final conviction.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes said on Monday, the 22nd, in Portugal that former President Lula should not have been imprisoned after the decision of the TRF-4 (Regional Federal Court of the 4th Region); "I have the impression that we should have waited for a definitive decision, not the second-instance decision. But that has already been superseded," declared Gilmar; "We have to ascertain this in the process. I am not aware that this was discussed in the process. We have to examine it very carefully. The matter will be examined by the STJ (Superior Court of Justice) and, later, by the STF (Supreme Federal Court), when pertinent."
247 - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes argued on Monday, the 22nd, in Portugal, that any potential imprisonment of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should not have occurred after his conviction in the second instance by the 4th Regional Federal Court (TRF-4).
"I have the impression that we should have waited for a final decision, not a second-instance decision. But that's all in the past now," Gilmar stated, according to the website. the antagonist"We have to assess this in the process. I am not aware that this was discussed in the process. We have to examine it very carefully. The matter will be examined by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) and, later, by the Supreme Federal Court (STF), when appropriate," added the minister, who will participate in the Lisbon Legal Forum, starting next Monday, at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Gilmar Mendes stated that selective leaks made by public officials to the press constitute a crime. "I know that the media treats this very naturally because it is material for their activities, but we have to recognize that this is a crime when committed by a public official. And this has been happening with some frequency in Brazil, and there needs to be accountability," said Gilmar.read more).