President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) on Sunday (August 16, 2026) called a conviction he received from a military court in February 1981 "nonsense and lies." The decision resulted in the imprisonment of the Workers' Party member and other fellow metalworkers for 3 years and 6 months. However, they were allowed to appeal while free. In 1982, the sentence expired after the Supreme Military Court declared itself incompetent. Previously, on April…
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) on Sunday (August 16, 2026) called a conviction he received from a military court in February 1981 "nonsense and lies." The decision resulted in the imprisonment of the Workers' Party member and other fellow metalworkers for 3 years and 6 months. However, they were allowed to appeal while free. In 1982, the sentence expired after the Supreme Military Court declared itself incompetent. Previously, on April…