Free Lula movement explained

Free Lula Movement
Native Name:O Comitê de Solidariedade Internacional em Defesa de Lula
Professional Title:International Committee of Solidarity in Defence of Lula and Democracy in Brazil
Location:Brazil
Headquarters:São Paulo[1]

The International Committee of Solidarity in Defence of Lula and Democracy in Brazil (pt-BR|Comitê Internacional de Solidariedade a Lula preso no Brasil), also known as the Free Lula Movement (pt-BR|Movimento Lula Livre), was a political and social movement composed of several Brazilian entities that advocated the release of the ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, from prison. Lula was convicted of money laundering and passive corruption, defined in Brazilian criminal law as the receipt of a bribe by a civil servant or government official. In 2017 he was sentenced to nine years and six months in prison by judge Sergio Moro.[2] On February 6, 2019, in another trial he was sentenced to 12 years and 11 months of imprisonment for the crimes of passive corruption and money laundering in the process that deals with the receipt of undue advantages through reforms made at a site in Atibaia and paid by Odebrecht and Schahin as counterpart for the conclusion of overburdened contracts with Petrobras.[3] However, leaked cellphone chats published by The Intercept suggested Sergio Moro, who became a justice minister after the conviction, steered the case against Lula.[4]

In November 2019, the Supreme Federal Court ruled that incarcerations with pending appeals were unlawful and Lula was released from prison as a result.[5] In March 2021, Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin ruled that all of Lula's convictions must be nullified, because he was tried by a court that did not have proper jurisdiction over his case.[6] Fachin's ruling, which was confirmed by other Supreme Court Justices in April 2021, restored Lula's political rights.[7] The Supreme Federal Court ruled later in March 2021 that judge Moro, who oversaw his corruption trial, was biased.[8] All of the cases Moro had brought against Lula were annulled by 24 June 2021.

The movement included trade union leaders from more than 50 countries.[9] The support has also came from Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, the Nobel laureate of Argentina,[10] José Pepe Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, Danny Glover, a UN goodwill Ambassador,[11] Noam Chomsky,[12] [13] [14] [15] in addition to foreign leftist leaders, such as Michelle Bachelet from Chile and Bolivian leader Evo Morales.[16]

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  1. News: Lula : c'est la démocratie qu'on veut emprisonner ! MJCF Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France. 2018-04-05. MJCF Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France. 2018-06-12. fr-FR. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143926/https://www.jeunes-communistes.fr/lula-cest-democratie-quon-veut-emprisonner/. live.
  2. Web site: Lula é condenado a nove anos de prisão. Veja. Grupo Abril. 12 July 2017. 12 July 2017. pt-br. 8 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308073835/https://veja.abril.com.br/politica/urgente-lula-e-condenado-a-nove-anos-e-meio-de-cadeia/. live.
  3. Web site: Lula é condenado a 12 anos e 11 meses de prisão no caso do sítio de Atibaia. noticias.uol.com.br. Uol. 5 March 2019. 6 February 2019. pt-br. 4 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304153838/https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2019/02/06/sitio-de-atibaia-substituta-de-moro-condena-lula-a-12-anos-e-11-meses.htm. live.
  4. News: Brazil reels at claims judge who jailed Lula collaborated with prosecutors . The Guardian . Dom . Phillips . 10 June 2019 . 6 January 2019 . 26 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126040418/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/10/brazil-lula-sergio-moro-judge-collaborated-with-prosecutors . live .
  5. News: Brazil's former president Lula walks free from prison after supreme court ruling. The Guardian. 8 November 2019. 8 November 2019. 8 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108210539/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/08/lula-brazil-released-prison-supreme-court-ruling. live.
  6. Web site: Fachin anula condenações de Lula relacionadas à Lava Jato; ex-presidente volta a ser elegível. G1. pt. 8 March 2021. 8 March 2021. 8 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308184130/https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2021/03/08/fachin-anula-condenacoes-de-lula-relacionadas-a-operacao-lava-jato.ghtml. live.
  7. News: 8 March 2021. Lula: Brazil's ex-president cleared by Supreme Court. en-GB. Reuters. 16 April 2021. 16 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416043741/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-supreme-court-confirms-decision-annul-lula-convictions-2021-04-15/. live.
  8. News: Lula judge was biased, Brazil supreme court rules, paving way to challenge Bolsonaro. Associated Press. The Guardian. 24 March 2021. 14 July 2021. en-US. 14 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714185340/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/24/lula-judge-was-biased-brazil-supreme-court-rules-paving-way-to-challenge-bolsonaro. live.
  9. News: Free Lula!. IndustriALL. 2018-06-12. en. 2020-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927192543/http://www.industriall-union.org/free-lula. live.
  10. Free Lula' Campaign Goes Global As Supporters Try to Sway Court. Bloomberg . 18 April 2018 . 2018-06-12. 2018-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613000050/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-18/free-lula-campaign-goes-global-as-supporters-try-to-sway-court. live.
  11. Actor Danny Glover Joins Free Lula Occupiers in Brazil. 2 June 2018 . 2018-06-12. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142157/https://ibw21.org/news/actor-danny-glover-joins-free-lula-occupiers-in-brazil/. live.
  12. Web site: Chomsky: Lula Is the Most Important Political Prisoner in the World. prensa-latina.cu. 2019-04-29. en-gb. 2019-04-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416053155/https://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=40939&SEO=chomsky-lula-is-the-most-important-political-prisoner-in-the-world. live.
  13. Web site: Chomsky: 'eu recém visitei Lula, o mais proeminente preso político da atualidade. The Intercept. 2018-10-02. 2019-01-25. en-US. Noam. Chomsky. 2019-01-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106115810/https://theintercept.com/2018/10/02/noam-chomsky-visita-lula/. live.
  14. Web site: Noam Chomsky Visits Brazil's Former President Lula in Prison. Democracy Now!. 2019-04-29. en. 2019-04-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032350/https://www.democracynow.org/2018/9/21/headlines/noam_chomsky_visits_brazils_former_president_lula_in_prison. live.
  15. Web site: Noam Chomsky Blasts Julian Assange's 'Scandalous' Arrest, Calls It Deeply Disturbing On Many Levels. The Inquisitr. 2019-04-13. 2019-04-29. en-US. 2019-04-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032351/https://www.inquisitr.com/5390472/noam-chomsky-blasts-julian-assanges-scandalous-arrest-calls-it-deeply-disturbing-on-many-levels/. live.
  16. Darlington. Shasta. 2018-08-05. As 'Lula' Sits in Brazil Jail, Party Nominates Him for President. The New York Times. en-US. 0362-4331. 2018-12-12. 2021-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210310123620/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/world/americas/lula-brazil-election-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva.html. live.
  17. News: Lula May Be in Jail, but Brazil's Occupy Movement Won't Let Hope Die. Fox. Michael. 2018-04-19. The Nation. 2018-06-12. en-US. 0027-8378. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150607/https://www.thenation.com/article/lula-may-be-in-jail-but-brazils-occupy-movement-wont-let-hope-die/. dead.
  18. Web site: Friends of the MST raises funds for the Free Lula Encampment Friends of the MST. www.mstbrazil.org. en. 2018-06-12. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142056/http://www.mstbrazil.org/news/friends-mst-raises-funds-free-lula-encampment. live.
  19. News: Protestors across the world demand freedom for Lula. UNI Global Union. 2018-06-12. en. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143450/http://www.uniglobalunion.org/news/protestors-across-world-demand-freedom-lula. dead.
  20. Web site: Bulletin 79 – People's Committee for the Defense of Lula and Democracy – PT na Câmara. ptnacamara.org.br. pt-BR. 2018-06-12. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140225/https://ptnacamara.org.br/portal/2018/05/16/bulletin-79-peoples-committee-for-the-defense-of-lula-and-democracy/. live.
  21. News: UNI stands in support of democracy and former President Lula in Brazil. UNI Global Union. 2018-06-12. en. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140238/http://www.uniglobalunion.org/news/uni-stands-support-democracy-and-former-president-lula-brazil. live.
  22. Web site: Brazilian trade union movement repudiates order of imprisonment against Lula . PSI Public Services International . 6 April 2018 . en . 2019-02-11 . 2019-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011246/http://www.world-psi.org/pt/node/11145 . live .
  23. Web site: União Brasileira de Mulheres. portalctb.org.br. pt-br. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143251/https://portalctb.org.br/site/component/tags/tag/uniao-brasileira-de-mulheres. 2018-06-12. dead.
  24. Web site: Foro de São Paulo CUT, CSA y CSI lanzan manifiesto en defensa de Lula. forodesaopaulo.org. 7 March 2016 . pt-BR. 2018-06-12. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143742/http://forodesaopaulo.org/cut-csa-y-csi-lanzan-manifiesto-en-defensa-de-lula/. live.
  25. News: 'Free Lula' Campaign Goes Global As Supporters Try to Sway Court. 2018-04-18. Bloomberg.com. 2018-06-12. en. 2018-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613000050/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-18/free-lula-campaign-goes-global-as-supporters-try-to-sway-court. live.
  26. News: Actor Danny Glover Joins Free Lula Occupiers in Brazil. 2018-06-02. Institute of the Black World 21st Century. 2018-06-08. en-US. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142157/https://ibw21.org/news/actor-danny-glover-joins-free-lula-occupiers-in-brazil/. live.
  27. Web site: Lula Comes Home . Pagliarini . Andre . 9 November 2019 . . 13 May 2021 . 13 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210513201338/https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/11/lula-livre-freed-prison-supreme-court-ruling-brazil . live .
  28. News: Manifestações de apoio e contra Lula e Dilma são realizadas em Manaus. 2016-03-04. Amazonas. 2018-06-12. pt-BR. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140323/http://g1.globo.com/am/amazonas/noticia/2016/03/manifestacoes-de-apoio-e-contra-lula-e-dilma-sao-realizadas-em-manaus.html. live.

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