10 Criteria of Lawfare: A comparison between the cases of Daniel Jadue and Lula da Silva

The lawfare seeks objectives such as politically disabling its objectives, prioritizing political ends over justice, based on weak accusations designed to punish more than to prove, and depends on biased judicial institutions that fabricate or exaggerate charges. Lawfare synchronizes accusations with electoral cycles to maximize their impact. Hegemonic media play a key role in amplifying condemnatory narratives that erode the presumption of inno…