Former President of Brazil: Lula is temporarily released from prison

Sunday, July 08, 2018

A court l & # 39; sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption. But the former Brazilian head of state, Lula, is currently released. At least as long as the procedure is in progress.

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, sentenced to a long prison term, must be released from prison for the time being. This was decided by a federal judge. As a result, there is no legal basis for his detention. Lula could wait for the appeal of his verdict freely.

The court's decision says that Lula's dismissal must take place immediately. To this end, the order of the court at the headquarters of the Federal Police in Curitiba, the capital of the State of Paraná, must be surrendered. There, Lula is imprisoned.

This is how the judge made an application for preliminary injunction from several deputies of Lula's left-wing Labor Party. Due to corruption and money laundering, Lula is serving a 12 year prison sentence. He had only started in April.

The former president, who was the head of state of Brazil from 2003 to 2010, allegedly took charge of renovating a luxury apartment of a construction company . Lula rejects the allegations. The former trade unionist is considered the favorite for the presidential election of October. In the polls, he was despite his detention in mind.

Source: n-tv.de