Significance: The TSJ has so far received 146 habeas corpus requests regarding Lula. In her latest decision, Judge Vaz criticised the duty appeals court judge who ordered Lula’s release on 8 July. Despite the fact that Lula remains in jail, his leftist Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) considers its manoeuvre to have been a success, strengthening the narrative that Lula is being persecuted by the courts.
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