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November 8, 201920.57 A judge from the federal criminal court in Curitiba accepted the defense request of former Brazilian president Lula for his release and authorized him to leave the local prison where he was serving his sentence since April 2018 after being sentenced for corruption at 8 years and 10 months. The decision is a consequence of the recent Supreme Court ruling that has decided to eliminate the rule that requires prisoners to be sentenced if they lose their first appeal. Now it is necessary to wait for all grades of judgment.Brazil, willing Lula's release
2019-11-08T20:09:39.263Z
20.57 A judge from the Curitiba Federal Criminal Court accepted the defense request of former Brazilian President Lula for his release and authorized him to leave the local prison where he had been serving his sentence since April 2018 after being sentenced for corruption to 8 years and 10 months. The decision is a consequence of the recent Supreme Court ruling that has decided to eliminate the rule that requires prisoners to be sentenced if they lose their first appeal. Now it is necessary to wait for all grades of judgment.
Source: rainews
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