Arrest warrant issued for disgraced Brazilian politician Lula Da Silva

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Brazilian Judge Sergio Moro orders to send former President Lula Da Silva to prison
April 05, 2018



translated from Spanish

Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva must pay more than 12 years in prison for corruption.

In the last few hours, Brazilian judge Sergio Moro issued an arrest warrant against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, sentenced to 12 years and one month in jail for corruption.

The magistrate, emblem of the Lava Jato operation, indicated in his decision that he grants Lula, "in consideration of the dignity of the position he once held, the opportunity to present himself voluntarily before the Federal Police of Curitiba before Friday.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Brazil denied by six votes to five the habeas corpus with which the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sought to avoid going to jail.

Lula had already been found guilty by two courts and, according to a jurisprudence issued by the Supreme Court itself, a sentence ratified in the second instance allows the execution of the sentence to begin.

The exmandatario (2003-2010) was convicted in January by an appellate court for twelve years and one month in prison for having received a luxury apartment from a construction company involved in Petrobras' bribery network.

For his part, Lula, who was the most popular president in Brazil's recent history, has pleaded not guilty in this process and in the other six he faces for crimes such as influence peddling and obstruction of justice.

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