A Brazilian appeals court on Tuesday reduced leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 12-year sentence for bribery and money laundering.
Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference at the Lula Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 3, 2014
The ruling, broadcast live on the court’s YouTube channel, could mean Lula is eligible for “semi-open” prison later this year. They also reduced a fine of 175 days — where each “day” demands a payment of five times the minimum wage — to 50. Lula’s legal team said the decision was “too little but it’s a start,” and said it would appeal, seeking a total acquittal.
He has denied all the charges against him, arguing they were politically motivated with the aim of preventing him competing in elections last year that were won by Brazil’s new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.‘Lula is innocent’ Tuesday’s decision means Lula could qualify for the more lenient arrangement from September or October, legal experts said.
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