STF discusses Lula's house arrest behind the scenes

The second conviction of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Lava Jato reopened discussions on the possibility that the PT be transferred under the regime of home detention. The issue has already been the subject of controversy within Lula's legal team and has been discussed privately by Federal Supreme Court (FST) ministers, in anticipation of an official request. defense.

The surveillance of the federal police in Curitiba, where he has been imprisoned since April, focuses on the Supreme. While in the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), Lula will be tried by the 5th clbad, strict composition and hard line, the former president had obtained five votes in favor of his request for freedom last year. The habeas preventative corpus, in order to avoid being arrested, was rejected by the tight score of 6 to 5.

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Nevertheless, a STF minister believes that it is difficult for the court to place the PT under house arrest before the trial of the actions in prison after a second instance conviction, scheduled for April 10. According to him, a decision favorable to Lula before that would give an "exchange" on the efforts of justice to fight against corruption.

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