Lula: Brazil's ex-president cleared by a Supreme Court judge

[Judi Lynn]

1. I wish I knew something about who sits on the court. Bolsonaro took Judge Moro, who imprisoned Lula,

and placed him directly within his administration after he maneuvered him into prison.

Article from several years ago:

Brazil’s Lula convicted to keep him from 2018 election: Report
Brazil’s top prosecutors reportedly plotted to convict Lula and prevent his party from winning 2018 elections.

10 Jun 2019

Brazil‘s justice minister and prosecutors collaborated to convict left-wing icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on corruption charges to prevent him from contesting the 2018 election, an investigative news outlet has reported.

The Intercept said on Sunday an anonymous source provided material, including private chats, audio recordings, videos and photos, that show “serious wrongdoing, unethical behaviour, and systematic deceit”.

“Secret documents reveal that Brazil’s most powerful prosecutors … plotted to prevent the Workers’ Party [PT] from winning the 2018 presidential election by blocking or weakening a pre-election interview with former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,” said the news report.

Among the explosive claims, The Intercept said prosecutors in a massive, years-long anti-corruption probe known as “Car Wash” had expressed “serious doubts whether there was sufficient evidence to establish Lula’s guilt”.

Justice Minister Sergio Moro was the anti-corruption judge who handed Lula his first conviction in 2017, which prevented him from running in a presidential election he was widely expected to win.

President Jair Bolsonaro, who said during his campaign that he hoped Lula would “rot in prison”, later made Moro part of his cabinet.

More:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/10/brazils-lula-convicted-to-keep-him-from-2018-election-report




Bolsonaro with Judge Moro



Looks as if Bolsonaro is unfamiliar with what happens if he pulls Moro's finger.