Following the publication of allegedly compromising text messages, Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro has defended himself. He is said to have coordinated during his time as a judge, according to media reports in the trial of the Brazilian ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva closely with the prosecutor.
„In the Brazilian legal tradition, it is not uncommon for a judge to speak with a lawyer or prosecutor. That happens constantly, „said Moro, according to a report by the news portal G1 today in a Senate hearing. In addition, the news had been obtained illegally.
The online platform The Intercept had last published text messages between the judge Moro and the prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol. It should show that Moro had fouled the investigators in the case against Lula.
Lawyers demand release of Lula
Because of corruption, the judge later sentenced the former head of state (2003-2010) to a long-term prison sentence. Due to his conviction Lula could not participate in the presidential election last year. Moro, however, was made by the election winner Jair Bolsonaro Minister of Justice.
Lula’s lawyers demanded that the release of the ex-president be released following the release of the news. The talks between Moro and the investigators prove, in their opinion, that the judge was not independent during the trial. In the coming week, the Supreme Court is supposed to
