Bulletin 92 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil – 5/23/2018 – 8:40 PM
- PT National President, Senator Gleisi Hoffmann (PR) participated as ex-President Lula’s spokesperson today in the XXI March in Defense of the Municipalities in Brasilia, an event which unites mayors and city councilors. During the event, which was organized by the National Municipalities Confederation (CNM), the Senator read a letter by Lula as the PT’s pre-candidate for Presidency of the Republic, in which he highlighted the republican manner in which he always treated the mayors and all the development and investment programs in his government. “If someone wants to be President, should beat me with votes,” he said. Read the letter in its entirety here: http://www.lula.com.br/se-alguem-quer-ser-presidente-que-me-derrote-no-voto-diz-lula
- Different organizations connected to the social movements are organizing a schedule of bus caravans to the #LulaLivre Vigil. Starting on this Thursday, May 24th, several caravans coming from different places around the country will begin to move towards Curitiba to participate in activities in defense of freedom for Lula and for reestablishing democracy in the country.
- This afternoon in the #LulaLivre Vigil the musician João Belo launched his new CD and performed show with music and circus acts for the people on Olga Benario square. Later this afternoon a debate on the role of the progressive press in covering Lula’s political imprisonment and the nearly 50 days of the Vigil took places in the Democracy House.
- The Congressional External Commission which was set up to inspect the Federal Police headquarters cell in Curitiba, where ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is being held as a political prisoner, will travel to Curitiba next week. This information was announced today by Paulo Lula Pimenta (Rio Grande do Sul) the PT’s Congressional Leader and Coordinator of the Commission, after Supreme Court Minister Edson Fachin overturned the decision of Judge Carolina Lebbos, of the 12th Federal Court in Curitiba, which, in an arbitrary fashion, ignored the Constitution by barring the visit last month. The External Commission is formed by the following political parties: PT, PC do B, PDT, PSB and PSOL.
Bulletin 92 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil – 5/23/2018, 8:40 PM
