Weekly Report - 28 June 2018 (WR-18-25)
BRAZIL: Dirceu release: a precedent for Lula?
The second circuit of Brazil’s supreme court (STF) took a 3-1 decision on 26 June to release a senior former cabinet minister, José Dirceu, pending the outcome of his appeal against a sentence of 30 years and 9 months for corruption, money laundering, and illicit association. The ruling could set a favourable precedent for former president Lula da Silva (2003-2011), also currently serving a prison sentence.
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