Brazilian court rejects 143 habeas corpus petitions for Lula da Silva | AmericaEconomy

Rio de Janeiro . Laurita Vaz, president of the Superior Court of Justice of Brazil (STJ), on Wednesday denied 143 applications for the release of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2003-2010), the court reported.

habeas corpus "for Lula had the subtitle" People's Law July 9, 2018 – In Defense of Constitutional Guarantees – "and were presented this week in the STJ by people who are not part of the defense of the Former president.

They asked that the former president could appeal on bail against the sentence of 12 years and one month in jail that he has served since April.

The Negation Mbadive orders come one day after the STJ president himself rejected an application filed by three federal MPs this Friday, which was twice accepted by a second-instance judge on

The judge justified his rec hazos because, according to her, "the judiciary can not be used as a balcony of claims or demonstrations of a political or ideological-partisan nature."

Vaz a justified he rejects because, according to her, "the judiciary can not be used as a balcony of claims or demonstrations of a political or ideological-partisan nature. "

The president of the STJ also said that although every citizen has the right to seek justice" habeas corpus ", this is not the most appropriate Lula was sentenced in January to 12 years and one month in prison for pbadive bribery and money laundering, for allegedly receiving an apartment from the OAS construction company on the coast of Sao Paulo., in exchange for the favor of power.

The former president began serving the sentence on 7 April in Curitiba (south), and since then his defense has lodged several appeals. They must obtain their freedom, all rejected by the various superior courts.

On this last Sunday, a judge of second instance according to the court of appeal accepted an order of three deputies so that Lula could appeal the sentence for free, although his decision was later been suspended by other judges of the same court, the Fourth Federal Regional Court (TRF-4).

The Crown asked STJ to rule, which was done on Tuesday. dismissed the application and criticized the decision of the duty judge who accepted the "habeas corpus."