Brazil: Lula convictions annulled.

[moondust]

Last edited Mon Mar 8, 2021, 09:39 PM - Edit history (1)

His political rights are restored by supreme court judge. Free to challenge Bolsonazi if he wants.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/08/lula-convictions-annulled-by-brazil-judge-bolsonaro-election-2022

Update from BBC:
"The ruling, which still has to be considered by the full Supreme Court, restores Lula's political rights, unless his convictions are reinstated."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56326389

[scarletwoman]

1. Wow! Some good news for Brazil! Excerpts below:

The ruling, which analysts called a political bombshell, means Lula is almost certain to challenge Brazil’s incumbent president, Jair Bolsonaro, in the 2022 presidential election.

“The election starts today … It’s virtually impossible Lula won’t be a candidate,” said Thomas Traumann, a Rio de Janeiro-based political observer. “In American terms, it’s going to be like Sanders versus Trump.”

The Valor Econômico, Brazil’s leading financial newspaper, declared: “Lula is back in the game.”

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Lula was president of Latin America’s largest economy for two terms, between 2003 and 2011, and oversaw a historic period of commodity-fuelled growth and poverty reduction. The Workers’ party (PT) politician, who is now 75, had hoped to seek a third term in 2018 but was sidelined after being jailed on disputed corruption charges, paving the way for Bolsonaro’s landslide victory.

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“You can be certain the left will be governing Brazil again after 2022,” Lula claimed. “We will vote for someone who is committed to human rights and respects them, who respects environmental protection, who respects the Amazon … who respects blacks and the indigenous. We’re going to elect someone who is committed to the poor of this country.”

More at link in the OP.

[moondust]

2. TY

Quite a surprise.

“In American terms, it’s going to be like Sanders versus Trump.”

Maybe even worse than Trump. Destroying the Amazon and still denying COVID.

[dhill926]

3. great news....for the entire world....

Bolsonaro doesn't give a shit if he infects every nation on earth. He's gotta go...

[malaise]

4. Good - this is HUGE

They know Bolsonaro is an incompetent RW clown