Political prisoner Lula will be tried by the UN in March.
Imprisoned for almost a year to prevent him from running in the presidential elections he would have easily won, former president Lula is scheduled to be judged in March by the UN Human Rights Committee. In their final statement, Lula's lawyers point to the lack of impartiality of former judge Sergio Moro – who imprisoned Lula only to later become a minister under his election opponent – and the cruelty of the Brazilian state, which prevented the former president from attending his own brother's funeral.
247 - Imprisoned for almost a year to prevent him from running in presidential elections he would have easily won, former president Lula is scheduled to be judged in March by the UN Human Rights Committee. In their final statement, Lula's lawyers point to the lack of impartiality of former judge Sergio Moro – who imprisoned Lula only to later become a minister under his election rival – and the cruelty of the Brazilian state, which prevented the former president from attending his own brother's funeral.
The information was published in Panel column"Former President Lula's lawyers delivered the PT member's final statement to the UN Human Rights Committee on Thursday (21). The process is now ready for judgment. The expectation is that the case will be included on the committee's agenda for the month of March. The defense rebutted allegations made by the Brazilian government to the international body. The PT member claims that, by accepting Jair Bolsonaro's invitation to head the Ministry of Justice, Sergio Moro called into question Brazil's assertion that, as a judge, he acted impartially," the text says.
"Lula's lawyers also say that the former president was treated with 'cruel meanness' by the State and list rulings that denied requests for his temporary release from prison, such as to attend his brother Vavá's funeral at the end of January. Eighteen judges of different nationalities will analyze the case," the statement continues.