Post by account_disabled on Feb 22, 2024 0:59:58 GMT -6
The former president of Brazil Lula da Silva was found guilty of accepting bribes from the construction company OAS for 1.1 million dollars, an amount that he invested in the remodeling with luxury pieces of an apartment in the coastal town of Guarujá in Sao Paulo. Da Silva, who was president between 2003 and 2010 and who is now 71 years old, denied the charges and considered himself the victim of “a witch hunt.” Lula has the right to appeal the sentence and will not go to prison while the process lasts. This sentence was handed down by Judge Sergio Moro, who said that the reason for not ordering the immediate arrest of the president is to avoid “certain traumas.” This is a historic sentence, since for the first time a former president of Brazil is convicted of corruption.
Moro's sentence, which was cited in several Brazilian media, Lula's "was a complex crime that involved the practice of various acts at different times." This is one of the latest sentences that have been issued during the scandal surrounding the state oil company Petrobras. In 2014, the Federal Police discovered that in addition to Iceland Mobile Number List the fuel pumps, the minimarket and the cafeteria, there was an exchange house at the station that was used to launder money. Some time later and through an exchange of criminal benefits, some betrayed some of those involved. Prosecutors denounced that the main construction companies in Brazil had formed a cartel to distribute multimillion-dollar contracts from Petrobras. The diverted money represented 1 and 3 percent of the value of the contracts with Petrobras. Thus, an anti-money laundering operation called “Lava jato” began, which in Portuguese means “ car wash.
On the other hand, Lula has four other sentences pending, in the hands of Judge Moro , one of his closest rivals, and although he can appeal all of them to a higher court, he may also run the risk of being disqualified and not running in the 2018 elections. . Today, Lula remains one of the most popular politicians in Brazil and recently announced his firm intention to run again for the presidency of Brazil in the next elections. Given this, the Federal Regional Court said that Lula could be ineligible.
Moro's sentence, which was cited in several Brazilian media, Lula's "was a complex crime that involved the practice of various acts at different times." This is one of the latest sentences that have been issued during the scandal surrounding the state oil company Petrobras. In 2014, the Federal Police discovered that in addition to Iceland Mobile Number List the fuel pumps, the minimarket and the cafeteria, there was an exchange house at the station that was used to launder money. Some time later and through an exchange of criminal benefits, some betrayed some of those involved. Prosecutors denounced that the main construction companies in Brazil had formed a cartel to distribute multimillion-dollar contracts from Petrobras. The diverted money represented 1 and 3 percent of the value of the contracts with Petrobras. Thus, an anti-money laundering operation called “Lava jato” began, which in Portuguese means “ car wash.
On the other hand, Lula has four other sentences pending, in the hands of Judge Moro , one of his closest rivals, and although he can appeal all of them to a higher court, he may also run the risk of being disqualified and not running in the 2018 elections. . Today, Lula remains one of the most popular politicians in Brazil and recently announced his firm intention to run again for the presidency of Brazil in the next elections. Given this, the Federal Regional Court said that Lula could be ineligible.