the Federal court of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil reported that it had kept in force the sentence to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, one of the charges against him of corruption charges. Once the most popular policy of the country faces 17 years in prison.
hearings on the appeal against the court decision on the case around the property in the town of Atibaia near Sao Paulo began on 27 April. They were in the videoconference due to the difficult situation of coronavirus in Brazil. Judge initially rejected defense counsel’s request for the postponement of the meeting to stabilize the epidemiological situation that would provide a personal presence in the hall Lula da Silva.
the Judges unanimously rejected the appeal of his previous decision, announced by in November 2019. Then the ex-President was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 17 years, one month and ten days. He was convicted of receiving a bribe in the form of construction and design services in the renovation of the manor in the town of Atibaia near Sao Paulo.
