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Against Lula's Victimization, President Temer Asks Cabinet Ministers to Stay Silent
01/25/2018 - 10H20
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GUSTAVO URIBE
FROM BRASÍLIA
The President of Brazil, Michel Temer, ordered his cabinet ministers not to make any public comments on the upholding of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's conviction on Wednesday, January 24.
The government fears that any praise regarding the decision made by the Federal Regional Court (TRF) of the 4th region or a defense of the judiciary's independence, even in a general way, could be used by Lula himself to support the idea that there was of a campaign against him or victimized.
To avoid this interpretation, President Temer said in an interview to Folha on Thursday, January 18, that he would like to have Lula running for president rather than removed from the election.
President Temer's order is for ministers and advisors to avoid making comments on the result of the trial on Wednesday, January 24.
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http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2018/01/1953262-against-lulas-victimization-president-temer-asks-cabinet-ministers-to-stay-silent.shtml
