Supreme Court puts off trial over Lula's appointment as minister

The court was going to deliberate over the appeals filed against

Publicado em 20/04/2016 - 20:04 Por André Richter reports from Agência Brasil - Brasília

Brasília - Ministros Dias Toffoli (E), Gilmar Mendes, Celso de Mello e Edson Fachin na sessão do STF que adiou o julgamento sobre a posse de Lula na Casa Civil (Antonio Cruz/Agência Brasil)

Justices Dias Toffoli (left), Gilmar Mendes, Celso de Mello, and Edson Fachin during the Supreme Court sitting which put off the trial over Lula's appointment as chief of staff Antonio Cruz/Agência Brasil

The Supreme Court decided Wednesday (Apr. 20) to postpone the trial over former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's appointment as chief of staff, suspended last month by a ruling issued by Justice Gilmar Mendes.

The justices decided to put off deliberations to consider two other suits which also question Mendes's decision. The new motions are being analyzed by other justice, Teori Zavascki, who asked to be given more time.

Originally, Brazil's top court had been scheduled to deliberate over the suits this afternoon. The motions were lodged by the ex-president's counsel and the Attorney-General's Office against the decision made by Justice Mendes, which suspended Lula's nomination, as he understood that Rousseff's administrative move aimed at moving the proceedings against him from Federal Judge Sérgio Moro, in charge of investigations under Operation Car Wash, to the Supreme Court, which tries cabinet members and heads of state.


Translated by Fabrício Ferreira


Fonte: Supreme Court puts off trial over Lula's appointment as minister

Edição: Maria Claudia / Olga Bardawil

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