Eight of the 11 judges at the Federal Supreme Court decided to annul Lula’s sentences from the Lava Jato operation
Minister Cármen Lúcia changed her vote from 2018 and flipped the ruling against the former judge Sérgio Moro
Exposés debased the investigation and case against Lula and a ruling of the Supreme Court led to Lula’s freedom on November 8
Brasil de Fato interviewed ex-president today while the Supreme Court debates a ruling that could lead to his release
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva refused any relaxation in his conditions of imprisonment and said he would only accept the quashing of the verdict against him and his release
Decision to transfer ex-president was about “shifting focus,” a jurist told Brasil de Fato: “Lula should be released”
Brazil’s ex-president has been jailed since April 2018
While organizers promised to “bring the country to a halt,” turnout was lower than education budget cut protests
Thousands of people took to the streets of Brazil and the world demanding justice for the ex-president
On the day that marks one year since he was imprisoned, Lula wrote a message of hope and struggle to inspire supporters