Brazil: The Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil will judge from today the lack of impartiality of the ex-judge and Minister of Justice, Sérgio Moro, in conducting proceedings against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Prensa Latina publishes.
The trial will take place virtually, in which the ministers register their positions by computer, without meeting in person to discuss and deliberate. The electronic voting ends on August 22.
According to the rules of the virtual plenary, the rapporteur, in this case, Minister Edson Fachin, will be the first to insert the vote into the system. From there, the others decide. Until the end of the trial, any judge can 'demand prominence' to discuss the issue face to face.
The requests of the defense of Lula, who has been serving political prison since April 7, 2018, challenge Moro's performance in two processes processed in the 13 Federal Justice area in the southern city of Curitiba.
Two requests refer to investigations related to the alleged delivery of tips by the construction company Odebrecht to the former governor in the purchase of land for the Lula Institute.
In this file, the Public Ministry affirms that Odebrecht bought land for the institute to build a new headquarters. The defense lawyers refute that they had no opportunity to answer such accusation.
A third request for suspension of Moro refers to the trial, in which Lula is accused of allegedly receiving a tip through reforms at a site in Atibaia, in Sao Paulo, whose property is attributed to the former ruler.
In this regard, the defense maintains that there are elements that prove 'fully' the absence of evidence and the loss of impartiality of the then judge Moro to condemn Lula.
For example, the revelations of The Intercept digital site that highlight the lack of integrity and ethics of the current Minister of the Government of Jair Bolsonaro are cited.
On August 27, the STF will consider another appeal from the former president. This discussion, however, will be in person.
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