Brasil: reclamar la libertad de Lula da Silva es defender la democracia

This statement by Friends of the Earth International argues that the imprisonment of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva is a politically motivated effort by conservative elites to prevent his candidacy in the October national elections and to reverse social gains for popular classes.

• The document characterizes the legal proceedings against Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva as an "inconstitucional" process lacking evidence, designed to prevent him from running in the national elections. It describes his detention as part of a broader "Golpe de Estado" that began in 2016 with the removal of President Dilma Rousseff.
• The statement alleges that the government of Michel Temer has served the interests of "criminales climáticas" such as Shell and Chevron. These companies reportedly received favorable modifications to the law governing the exploration of national offshore oil reserves, which were originally discovered through public investment by Petrobras.
• Under the Temer administration, the document claims there has been a significant regression in social rights, including the freezing of health and education spending for twenty years via a constitutional amendment, and a reduction in credits for family farming and popular housing programs.
• The text highlights a pattern of violence against human rights defenders in Brazil, citing the March 14 assassination of councilwoman Marielle Franco and the January 24 killing of MST leader Márcio Oliveira Matos. It references a Front Line Defenders report stating that Brazil and Colombia were the countries with the highest number of murdered human rights defenders in 2017, totaling 156 between them.

APA

admin (2018). Brasil: reclamar la libertad de Lula da Silva es defender la democracia. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/brasil-reclamar-la-libertad-de-lula-da-silva-es-defender-la-democracia/

Chicago

admin. Brasil: reclamar la libertad de Lula da Silva es defender la democracia. Friends of the Earth International, 2018. https://www.foei.org/es/brasil-reclamar-la-libertad-de-lula-da-silva-es-defender-la-democracia/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Brasil: reclamar la libertad de Lula da Silva es defender la democracia |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=31 May 2018 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/brasil-reclamar-la-libertad-de-lula-da-silva-es-defender-la-democracia/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2018brasil, author = {admin}, title = {{Brasil: reclamar la libertad de Lula da Silva es defender la democracia}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2018}, month = may, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/brasil-reclamar-la-libertad-de-lula-da-silva-es-defender-la-democracia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }