Bulletin 589 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy
Straight from Curitiba – 10/2/2019 – 543 days of resistance – 7:40 PM
- On this Thursday, October 4th, José Maria Rangel, the General Director of the FUP (Unified Federation of Petroleum Workers) and Sérgio Nobre, General Secretary of the CUT union confederation, will visit former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The visit will take place in the context of the commemorations for the anniversary of the founding of Petrobras, which will coincide with a series of activities in Curitiba in defense of the state company and Brazilian sovereignty. Read more here: https://pt.org.br/lula-recebe-liderancas-da-fup-e-da-cut-nesta-quinta-feira-3/
- 250 Brazilian legal scholars signed a manifesto supporting Lula’s decision to refuse the offer for transfer to a semi-open incarceration regime. The document affirms that the trap of semi-open incarceration was another maneuver by the prosecution team, which has been weakened by the revelations from the Vaza Jato scandal of their illegal behavior. The document is aligned with the position of legal scholars all over the world who already recognize former President Lula’s political prisoner status and the lawfare process (the use of legal tactics to engage in political persecution) that was used against him in Brazil. Read more here: https://pt.org.br/250-juristas-divulgam-manifesto-em-apoio-a-decisao-de-lula/
- The directors of the film Bacurau, Juliano Dornelles and Kleber Mendoça, dedicated the New York premier of the film on this Tuesday, October 2nd, to former President Lula. “Lula is innocent. He is in jail now, but we want him to come back for us,” said Dornelles. The audience applauded with shouts of “free Lula!”. Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOutgfUQYOY&feature=youtu.be
- This Wednesday, October 2nd, the “Good morning President Lula,” shout was led by members of the PT block from the Paraná state legislature, Arilson Chiorato, Luciana Rafignin, Tadeu Veneri and Professor Lemos. During the activity, the lawmakers expressed their support for Lula. “He entered innocent and should leave as the innocent man that he is. Lula is a political prisoner and will not dignify this attempted set up by Dallagnol and his cronies,” said Professor Lemos about the proposal for transfer to semi-open incarceration made by the Lava Jato task force to the former President. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2nLNqdQ
- Ernesto Samper, former President of Colombia, said on Twitter on this Wednesday, October 2nd, that he supports Lula’s refusal of any possible progression of his incarceration regime. “President Lula’s decision to not negotiate his innocence in exchange for the procedural freedom that Moro and his persecutors offered, to wash their hands from their judicial kidnapping that has lasted over a year is both dignified and stimulating,” he wrote. See the tweet here: https://twitter.com/ernestosamperp/status/1179366292303863811
- The PT São Paulo municipal directorate will launch the Lula Livre Council, on Wednesday, October 10th at 7 PM. The goal is to organize actions, align discourse and socialize the legal information for the inter-party committees to distribute through the city. Read more here: https://pt.org.br/sao-paulo-lanca-conselho-lula-livre-na-proxima-quinta-10/
Bulletin 589 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy
Straight from Curitiba – 10/2/2019 – 543 days of resistance – 7:40 PM
