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Judi Lynn

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Fri Jul 27, 2018, 11:39 AM Jul 2018

Bernie Sanders hands in letter demanding freedom for Lula at Brazilian embassy

SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2018
Bernie Sanders hands in letter demanding freedom for Lula at Brazilian embassy

FORMER US Democrat presidential nominee Bernie Sanders has sent a letter signed by 29 US politicians to Brazil’s ambassador in Washington demanding the release from jail of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The letter denounces the “highly questionable and politicised” sentencing of Lula, saying it was based on “unproven accusations.”

The politicians said that the former president, who has been jailed for 12 years on corruption and money-laundering charges, should be released immediately.

Mr Sanders and the letter’s other signatories blast the right-wing administration of unelected president Michel Temer over its cuts to social programmes and employment rights, warning of “intensifying attacks against democracy and human rights in Brazil.

More:
https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bernie-sanders-hands-letter-demanding-freedom-lula-brazilian-embassy

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Bernie Sanders hands in letter demanding freedom for Lula at Brazilian embassy (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2018 OP
Not in Jail for 12 years - Maine-i-acs Jul 2018 #1

Maine-i-acs

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1. Not in Jail for 12 years -
Fri Jul 27, 2018, 11:47 AM
Jul 2018

Was sentenced recently to a 12-year prison term. Began serving in April 2018.
Charges are still phony!

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