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"Former President Lula was investigated in 2016 for alleged involvement in two cases in the “Operation Car Wash” (Operacão Lava Jato), an extensive criminal investigation in Brazil which uncovered corruption between the State-owned oil and petrol company, Petrobrás, several construction companies, and various Brazilian politicians to obtain secret campaign funds. 

The investigation was conducted under former Federal Criminal Court Judge Sergio Moro.

During the investigation, former judge Moro approved a request by the prosecutor to tap Lula’s telephones, as well as those of his family and his lawyer. He then released the content of the wiretaps to the media before formally instituting charges. "
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/...%20charges.

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Coincidentally, in 2016, KOM 6 CEOs bribery of US$55 mio involving Petrobras was investigated by US DoJ and Brazilian authority.

What's going on?

"Prosecutors allege that the charismatic former union leader had personally received around 3.7m reals ($1.11m) in bribes, including a luxury apartment on the coast of São Paulo from one of the engineering and construction firms at the centre of the bribery scandal, OAS."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/s...l%2C%20OAS.

Lula is presently the president of Brazil again.

(26-02-2023, 08:49 AM)Levin Wrote: [ -> ]Lula is presently the president of Brazil again.

It's becoz Lula became President again,  Singapore running short of evidence.

(26-02-2023, 08:49 AM)Levin Wrote: [ -> ]Lula is presently the president of Brazil again.

I thought he is not able to contest for the Presidency post............................

(26-02-2023, 09:13 AM)debono Wrote: [ -> ]I thought he is not able to contest for the Presidency post............................

He was a popular president from 2003-2010 (2 terms).

He was imprisoned for 'corruption' in 2018 but overturned by the Supreme Court in 2019 which found the judge in 2018 to be biased. Legal members (judges, lawyers etc) from eight countries supported Lula and called for his release while he was imprisoned.

He ran for president again in 2018 and was leading until he was barred due to his prison sentence. United Nations requested that he should not be barred but he was still barred.

In 2022, he finally won the presidency again against Bolsonaro.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_In%C3...a_da_Silva