Lula’s lawyers said in a statement that they had not been notified of the court’s decision but intended to prove his innocence. FIRST TIMEThis is the first time that former president Da Silva, universally known as Lula, will stand trial for charges related to the Petrobras scandal. On Thursday, Lula’s lawyers petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the grounds his rights had been violated in the corruption investigation. The Supreme Court took over the Lula investigation later in March after Moro released a wiretap of a conversation between Lula and then-President Dilma Rousseff. “Lula is a victim of abuse of power by a judge, with the complicity of prosecutors and the media,” the petition said.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 30, 2016 02:26 UTC