Brazilian social movements staged mobilizations in various states across the country in defense of their former leader
Majority of court of appeal judges ignored defense’s arguments; society’s segments and movements keep protesting
Despite the ruling, Lula da Silva does not face immediate arrest or disqualification from the 2018 presidential race.
“A trial like this one demands a radical response”, says one of the protesters
Court of appeals judge increased Lula’s sentence to 12 years and 1 month; two more votes are yet to be pronounced
Popular movements are staging mobilizations in at least 18 different states in defense of their former president
The session is scheduled to begin at 8:30 am and estimated to end at 2:30 pm
Among groups, PCdoB, Psol, and PDT defend Workers' Party leader to participate in the elections
"Rescuing justice is good for the Brazilian people," says former president Dilma Rousseff
Yanis Varoufakis, Pilar del Rio and Noam Chomsky signed the petition "Elections without Lula are Fraud"
