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Brazil’s justice gives Lula a pause for breath

At least a small ray of light for Ex-President Lula: Brazil’s Supreme court revoked an Anti-corruption judge the competence for the investigation against the former head of state.

Lula da Silva from 2003 to 2011, President of Brazil, now he is in the crosshairs of the judiciary

The judges decided that the investigation would be led instead by the Supreme court itself. The majority of the judges in the capital, Brasilia, was appointed to the government of the left workers ‘ party, Luiz Inácio Lula belongs to da Silva, inaugural. Therefore, the decision is assessed as potentially helpful for the former President.

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What is certain is that Anti-corruption judge Sergio Moro had led to some discontent. He had released the recording of a wiretapped conversation between Lula and President Dilma Rousseff, in which they assured him, to appoint him “on demand” to the Minister.

“Unnecessary Misunderstandings”

Rousseff reacted angrily to the publication. Shortly thereafter, Moro, the Supreme court apologized, “to have unnecessary misunderstandings caused”.

Former President Lula laundering in connection with a huge corruption scandal involving the state Oil company, Petrobras, and, moreover, the concealment of an estate accused of. The extension of the investigations on Lula, which still enjoys great popularity in Brazil, had triggered violent protests in the population. He dismissed the accusations against him as politically motivated.

What is Lula’s Cabinet chief, from the nomination?

The new judgment of the Supreme court and the new rules of the investigation is not final and is not also relates to the question of whether President Rousseff must bring your predecessors in the government.

Critics accuse her of want with this step, Lula in front of law enforcement protect. The Supreme court stopped the preliminary nomination Lula’s Cabinet chief and will decide next week about it.

The scandal at state-controlled Oil company is a threat to Rousseff. The politician of the left party sees itself as an impeachment proceedings. And: Rousseff, whose popularity has fallen amid the allegations of corruption to a record low, lost this week, their main coalition partner. The party of the democratic movement of Brazil (PMDB) withdrew its six Ministers from the government. The decision means a real turning point: The PMDB had been since 2003, Partner of the labour party.

Question mark in front of the Olympic opening

On Thursday, thousands of supporters of the President went down in many cities of the country to the streets to demonstrate their support for the head of State. Also in Berlin, there were Pro-Rousseff demonstrations.

Also in Berlin, supporters of Dilma Rousseff gathered

After the loss of key coalition partners and in light of the ongoing investigations against Rousseff by the judiciary is, however, becoming increasingly questionable whether they can keep a long time in the office. Many political observers doubt whether Rousseff will open in the summer of the Olympic games in Rio.

haz/qu (rtr, dpa, afp)