Straight from Curitiba – 4/21/2019 – 380 days of resistance – 6:20 PM 1. Evangelical Christian Pastor Ariovaldo Ramos, leader of the Cristã Renovada Community and one of the founders of the Evangelical Front for the Rule of Law, wrote to former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In the letter, sent one day before Easter, he wrote, “Dear President, …

Bulletin 418 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy Straight from Curitiba – 4/13/2019 – 372 days of resistance – 6:40 PM 1. Dozens of people shouted “Free Lula!” this afternoon (April 13) in the Tiete bus station in São Paulo in an emotional demonstration led by trumpet players who played the song “Olê, olê, olê, olá, Lula, …

Bulletin 417 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy Straight from Curitiba – 4/12/2019 – 371 days of resistance – 7:40 PM   Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, through his social media networks, spoke about the arrest of WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange. According to Lula, Assange is a “hero of our times”, for “his …

_Straight from Curitiba – 4/7/2019 – 366 days of resistance – 9:25 PM_ 1. On this Sunday, April 7th, on the one-year anniversary of his arbitrary imprisonment, based on a manipulated trial with political and ideological bias, ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva released a letter to the Brazilian people in which he denounced the legal persecution against him. “Exactly …

Bulletin 408 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy Curitiba – 4/3/2019 – 362 days of resistance – 8:30 pm   This Thursday (April 4), former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be visited by the retired Public Prosecutor of Rio de Janeiro Afrânio Silva Jardim and the journalist Juca Kfouri. Jardim represents a group of public …

Bulletin 405 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy Curitiba – 03/31/2019 – 359 days of resistance – 6:10 pm 1. “Only in a democracy can the people go to the streets and demand their rights. After all, a democracy is not a pact of silence. It is rather a society in movement as it seeks new achievements. …

Bulletin 402 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy Straight from Curitiba – 3/28/2019 – 356 days of resistance – 8:20 PM   On this Thursday, March 28th, João Paulo Rodrigues (MST) and Moisés Selerges (ABC Metalworkers Union) visited former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and, after the meeting, told the activists at the Lula Livre Vigil …

Bulletin 401 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy Straight from Curitiba – 3/27/2019 – 355 days of resistance – 8:30 PM   In a manifesto, 464 Brazilian legal scholars demanded freedom for ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and criticized the lack of proof in the process which led to his conviction. The document is addressed to …

Bulletin 400 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy Straight from Curitiba – 3/26/2019 – 354 days of resistance – 8:50 PM   The Lula Livre Caravan will pass through Porto Alegre, Florianopolis and Curitiba, from April 5- 7, strengthening the movement for freedom for ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has been a political prisoner for …

Bulletin 399 – People’s Committee in Defense of Lula and Democracy Straight from Curitiba – 3/25/2019 – 353 days of resistance – 8:10 PM   State Congressman and lawyer Emídio de Souza (PT-São Paulo) visited former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the morning Monday, March 25th and he gave his message of solidarity to the Movement of People …