Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Judge Absolves Lula and Dilma in "PT Gang" Case
Decision signed by Brasilia judge, Marcus Vinicius Reis Bastos
Dec.6.2019 1:20PM
Former presidents Lula and Dilma Rouseff in São Paulo. (Foto: Danilo Verpa/Folhapress) - Folhapress
Mônica Bergamo
SÃO PAULO
A federal court summarily acquitted former presidents Lula and Dilma, as well as former ministers Antonio Palocci Filho and Guido Mantega, and João Vaccari Neto, in a case concerning the so-called "PT gang."
Judge Marcus Vinicius Reis Bastos of the 12th District Court signed decision. According to him, the complaint was an attempt to criminalize political activity.
The charge was received in 2017 by the Attorney General's Office, at the time headed by Rodrigo Janot. The case initially proceeded to the Federal Supreme Court, since one of the targets was then-Senator Gleisi Hoffmann (PT-PR).
"The initial accusation attempts to describe numerous autonomous criminal offenses without revealing the existence of a stable, orderly structure and coordinated action of the accused, which are characteristic traits of a criminal organization. Simply put, there is no evidence of any crime," said the judge in the decision.
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2019/12/judge-absolves-lula-and-dilma-in-pt-gang-case.shtml
