In the move, the judge grants a December motion from federal prosecutors asking to have all punishing intent barred due to Lula’s age. The onetime leader is 76 years old.
Justices of Brazil’s Supreme Court voted 3–2 to reject the request to free former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A session was held Tuesday (Jun 25).
Brazil’s Attorney-General’s Office (AGU) and the Comptroller-General’s Office (CGU) signed a leniency deal with construction giant Odebrecht for the embezzlement of funds from the federal government as well as state-controlled companies Monday (Jul. 9).
Appellate Judge João Pedro Gebran Neto, of a federal court in south Brazil, decided today (Jul. 9) to uphold his decision to deny the release of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, imprisoned since April 7.
An operation launched today (May 3) by Brazil's Federal Police, code named “Câmbio, Desligo” (Over and Out), has as its main target black-market money dealer Dario Messer, described in plea-bargain testimonies as 'the dealer of dealers” and responsible for disguising millionai