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Brazil: More pressure on Lula

The struggle between the political leadership and the judiciary in Brazil. Ex-President Lula should not be taking up the new office now, and so a pursuit of justice must protect. Output: open.

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The exchange of the former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula threatens da Silva, head of Cabinet in the government of head of state Dilma Rousseff to fail now, however, due to corruption investigations. The Supreme judge Gilmar Mendes refused on Friday evening, the appeal of Lula to the Minister, which would protect the 70-Year-old better prior to the threat of detention. According to newspaper reports, Mendes put the responsibility back in the hands of the uncompromising judge Sérgio Moro, who directs the investigation in the scandal involving the Oil company Petrobras. In the awarding of contracts to construction companies, many politicians lubrication to have collected funds.

The government can act against the judgment and decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Federal court claim, but only on 30. March meets. In the meantime, Lula could get that for the time being in custody. Judge Mendes spoke of the threat of a “fraud on the Constitution”. Rousseff has made Lula, according to the Cabinet chief in order to strengthen their government. Lula’s change in the government was no escape from the reach of justice. As a Minister with all the privileges would be for Lula’s case, only the Supreme court’s jurisdiction and not his opponent, judge Moro. Against Lula is determined, among other things, on suspicion of a possible favouring a construction company for an Apartment on the Atlantic coast.

This time for Lula and Rousseff: protesters in Sao Paulo

In Brazil, thousands of people went under the hundred for the controversial President Rousseff and her predecessor Lula on the road. “There will be no coup”, and called Lula in São Paulo supporters. Up to 250,000 people participated, according to the organizers, other sources of languages of 95,000 protesters. There were rallies in 22 States. Unions and the since the 2003 ruling left-wing workers ‘ party of Rousseff had called.

At the end of the boom

Under Lula, the economy was booming for years, with lavish social programs, the reduction of poverty. He was a long-time internationally acclaimed politicians, but the recent allegations, which he denies-have damaged his reputation severely. In the past years, Brazil is also due to the deterioration of raw material prices – in a deep misery. The fifth largest country in the world is close to a state crisis. Against the until the end of 2018 elected female head of state, Rousseff, among other things, because of the potential for trickery in the financing of their election campaign for 2014 an impeachment.

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