Remember one of Lula's most emblematic speeches.
On March 4, 2016, exactly three years ago, Lula was forcibly taken to a Federal Police headquarters in São Paulo for questioning, in an episode that popularized the legal term "coercive detention." The case demonstrated the full extent of the political persecution of the former president by Sérgio Moro, now Minister of Justice. The date was also marked by one of Lula's most emblematic speeches.
From the Bulletin of the Democratic Resistance – 1. On March 4, 2016, exactly three years ago, Lula was forcibly taken to a Federal Police headquarters in São Paulo for questioning, in an episode that popularized the legal term "coercive detention." The case demonstrated the full extent of the political persecution of the former president by Sérgio Moro, now Minister of Justice. The date was also marked by one of Lula's most emblematic speeches. Relive it here: https://pt.org.br/episodio-da-conducao-coercitiva-completa-3-anos-de-perseguicao-a-lula/
2. The national president of the PT (Workers' Party), congresswoman Gleisi Hoffmann (PR), and the PT leader in the Chamber of Deputies, congressman Paulo Pimenta (RS), used their social media to commemorate the three-year anniversary of Lula's "kidnapping," under the guise of coercive detention. Pimenta states that this was the first of many "absurd and criminal illegalities" committed by Sérgio Moro against the former president, who is now a political prisoner of the Lava Jato scheme. Gleisi emphasizes that they raided Lula's house, his children's homes, and the Lula Institute. "They wanted to find money, gold, jewels... they didn't find any." Learn more: https://ptnacamara.org.br/portal/2019/03/04/hoje-completa-tres-anos-do-sequestro-de-lula-inicio-da-perseguicao-insana-ao-ex-presidente/
3. Singer and songwriter Chico Buarque and his partner Carol Proner sent a letter of solidarity to Lula, for the loss of their grandson Arthur, who died this Friday (1st) as a result of meningococcal meningitis. The couple ended the letter like this: "We share your pain, we suffer alongside you and, more than ever, we are proud of you, our President". See the report: https://pt.org.br/chico-buarque-e-carol-proner-escrevem-carta-em-solidariedade-a-lula/
4. With the presence of the Archbishop of Curitiba, Dom Francisco Cota de Oliveira, the Lula Livre Vigil held an interfaith event calling for more humanity, solidarity, and tolerance. In addition to the archbishop, who attended the vigil for the first time, the ceremony was celebrated by representatives of various religious denominations: Watch: https://bit.ly/2ENbl27