{"id":63,"date":"2021-03-17T16:30:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T20:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jn8201-winter-2021\/?p=63"},"modified":"2021-03-17T16:32:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T20:32:21","slug":"corruption-convictions-annulled-against-brazils-ex-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jn8201-winter-2021\/2021\/03\/17\/corruption-convictions-annulled-against-brazils-ex-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Corruption Convictions Annulled Against Brazil&#8217;s Ex-President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By Kemone Moodley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva had his corruption convictions annulled last week, setting the stage for a 2022 presidential face-off against current president Jair Bolsonaro.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-56326389?fbclid=IwAR1TKRPfpvil_h8mcANw1Tnj06y1whfweN6f-lecKJoD-U2cTx283F6pzB8\">According to BBC<\/a>, Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin made the decision after finding that the court that convicted Lula didn\u2019t have the jurisdiction to do so. The landmark decision allows the 75-year-old, previously banned due to his convictions, to run as a candidate in Brazil\u2019s 2022 presidential election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: Will <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LulaOficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LulaOficial<\/a> run for president of Brazil again? <br><br>\u201cIf my party and the other allied parties understand that I could be the candidate, and if I\u2019m well\u2026 I can reassure you that I will not deny that invitation.\u201d<br><br>Full interview airs tomorrow on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cnni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cnni<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PBS<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ii8h2YifI0\">pic.twitter.com\/Ii8h2YifI0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/camanpour\/status\/1372276364850696193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-56326389?fbclid=IwAR1TKRPfpvil_h8mcANw1Tnj06y1whfweN6f-lecKJoD-U2cTx283F6pzB8\">2022 presidential election<\/a> is currently highlighted by deep political polarization. Katy Watson, a South American correspondent for BBC, said that Lula is a \u201ctowering figure in left-wing politics\u201d and could pose trouble for right-wing Bolsonaro. A preview was seen last Wednesday when, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/lula-bolsonaro-pandemic-election-1.5945021\">while talking to the metalworkers union in Sao Bernardo do Campo<\/a>, Lula criticized Bolsonaro\u2019s handling of COVID-19 and said \u201cmany of these deaths could have been avoided.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These criticisms were immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/lula-bolsonaro-pandemic-election-1.5945021\">met with a defense from Bolsonaro<\/a>. The current president, who has publicly dismissed the seriousness of the virus, told CNN Brazil that Lula\u2019s \u201ccampaign is merely to criticize, lie, and promote disinformation.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/lula-bolsonaro-pandemic-election-1.5945021\">According to CBC<\/a>, Bolsonaro\u2019s handling of the pandemic has been widely criticized by the international community. Aside from delays in obtaining vaccines for the country, the president has consistently opposed quarantine measures introduced by Brazil\u2019s state governors. He also refuses to put the country into lockdown despite new variants of the virus being found in Brazil. Brazil, whose economy is also struggling, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-march10-2021-1.5943564\">lost 270,000 people to COVID-19<\/a>. The country\u2019s loss is the worst death toll outside the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, while the pandemic tips the election in Lula\u2019s favour, the former president face critics of his own. According to Watson \u201cwhile Lula remains very popular, he\u2019s seen by his detractors as a symbol of corruption at the very top.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/lula-bolsonaro-pandemic-election-1.5945021\">Lula also publicly denounced Petroleo Brasileiro SA<\/a>, or Petrobras, and said those buying from the company \u201cbest be afraid.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/timeline3\/latest\/embed\/index.html?source=1nX3-f_6V0ywVu2ScCBTI66a1scLr0KvudpTD61l593Q&amp;font=Default&amp;lang=en&amp;initial_zoom=2&amp;height=650\" width=\"100%\" height=\"650\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Lula, who held office from 2003 to 2010, was convicted after an investigation into a large bribery scandal. Known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/jun\/01\/brazil-operation-car-wash-is-this-the-biggest-corruption-scandal-in-history\">Operation Car Wash<\/a>, the scandal brought down many politicians and business leaders across Brazil. Justice Fachin\u2019s decision resets Lula\u2019s case and he could be convicted again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prosecutor-general office plans to appeal Justice Fachin\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kemone Moodley Ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva had his corruption convictions annulled last week, setting the stage for a 2022 presidential face-off against current president Jair Bolsonaro.&nbsp; According to BBC, Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin made the decision after finding that the court that convicted Lula didn\u2019t have the jurisdiction to do so. 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