Lava Jato: Brazilian justice sentenced Lula da Silva to almost 13 years in prison

Judge Herad convicted him for allegedly bribing Odebrecht, among other companies.

February 6, 2019

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva he was sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in prison in the context of the case known as Lava Jato, according to the federal judge, Gabriela Harad, for alleged bribes to companies. The judge replaced former Judge Sergio Moro at the Federal Court of Paraná, when he became justice minister of the far right Jair Bolsonaro.

As we knew, Lula was found guilty of receiving more than one million reais in the form of bribes Referring to the reforms of a building in Atibaia on behalf of Fernando Bittar, son of a friend of Lula and former Mayor of Campinas, Jacó Bittar, published by Infobae.

Judge Herad's ruling says former Brazilian president bribed companies Odebrecht, OEA and Schahin, among others.

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"It is possible to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the values ​​to be paid for the reform stemmed from earlier wrongful acts committed for the benefit of society (Odebrecht-OAS) and that Lula was actively involved in this scheme. both to guarantee the reception of the box of the party to which it is bound (Partido de los Trabajadores -PT), as to receive some of the said values ​​for their own benefit, "said the judge, quoted by the newspaper Folha de San Pablo.

Lula's defense alleges that the former president has never been informed of the reforms implemented and that there is no evidence that he asked to carry out this work in exchange for commercial relations with his administration. In addition, the lawyer's lawyer denied that Lula is the secret owner of the house.