Brazil: concludes, for the moment, the intense legal battle for the liberation of Lula da Silva

The intense judicial battle that took place this Sunday around the eventual release of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has come to an end, at least for the moment.

Carlos Thompson Flores, President of the Fourth Federal District Court (TRF-4), decided that Lula da Silva should remain in detention, which ended the dispute that during the day had two judges of the said court.

who in April of this year condemned Lula to 12 years of pr i sion accused of the crimes of pbadive bribery and money laundering in l 39; Lava Jato case .

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Sunday afternoon, Rogerio Favreto, the judge who was on duty at TRF-4, granted a habeas corpus in favor of Lula and ordered the immediate release of the former president, who He is detained since April 7 at the headquarters of the federal police in Curitiba.

In his decision, Favreto considered that being deprived of liberty, Lula is prevented from exercising his rights as pre-candidate ] to the presidency of Brazil in the elections that will take place in October

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The order of Favreto, however, was blocked a few hours later by João Gebran Neto, another judge of the TRF-4 who in turn is the case's instructor Lava Jato .

Gebran Neto ordered the police and authorities to do nothing to keep Lula in detention

The legal pulse continued hours later when faced with the blockade of Gebran Neto , Judge Favreto insisted on the freedom of the former president.

The clash between the two judges caused uncertainty, and even dozens of supporters of Lula have reached the place where he is being held

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Despite the last order, the federal police did not act because of the ] contradiction between the two judges.

To settle the controversial it was necessary the intervention of Carlos Thompson Flores, president of TRF-4.

Thompson Flores considered that the decision on re liberation of Lula is contest of the instructor of the case Lava Jato (Gebran Neto) and not the judge of service (Favreto) .

To the extent that the leader of the left remains cerá in the seat where he is detained

The Lula affair

The former president Lula da Silva is accused of having received an apartment in the São Paulo Coast by the OAS construction company, in compensation for favor with contracts to the national oil company Petrobras.

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Despite his legal status, Lula da Silva maintained his candidacy for the presidential elections of October.

The former president would be disqualified for these elections by the judicial process he faces, but still leads the majority of polls.

On April 7, hours before he came to justice, Lula da Silva addressed his disciples, with a speech in which he said: I do not I am not afraid that I will not run away, so you know that I will prove my innocence . "

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