Brésil : réclamer la liberté de Lula da Silva c’est défendre la démocratie

The statement contends that the legal proceedings against Lula da Silva are an extension of a 2016 coup that ousted Dilma Roussef, serving to protect the interests of conservative elites and transnational corporations. It links this political instability to the erosion of social rights, the influence of oil companies like Shell, Exxon, and BP on offshore legislation, and a rise in violence against human rights defenders and social movements in Brazil.

• The author asserts that the arrest of Lula da Silva is not a matter of justice but a political maneuver to ensure he cannot run in the national elections and to halt progress for the majority of the population.
• The document describes the removal of President Dilma Roussef in 2016 as a coup intended to privatize Brazil and benefit bankers, transnational corporations, and the national conservative elite.
• The government of Michel Temer is accused of being subservient to oil companies Shell, Exxon, and BP, which allegedly influenced changes to offshore oil exploitation legislation and sought control of Petrobras.
• The text reports a severe decline in social protections under Temer, including the freezing of education and health spending for 20 years and the removal of credits for family farming and low-income housing.
• Brazil and Colombia were identified as the countries with the highest number of murders of human rights defenders in Latin America in 2017, with Brazil and Colombia accounting for 156 of at least 212 deaths.

APA

admin (2018). Brésil : réclamer la liberté de Lula da Silva c’est défendre la démocratie. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/bresil-reclamer-la-liberte-de-lula-da-silva-cest-defendre-la-democratie/

Chicago

admin. Brésil : réclamer la liberté de Lula da Silva c’est défendre la démocratie. Friends of the Earth International, 2018. https://www.foei.org/fr/bresil-reclamer-la-liberte-de-lula-da-silva-cest-defendre-la-democratie/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Brésil : réclamer la liberté de Lula da Silva c’est défendre la démocratie |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=31 May 2018 |url=https://www.foei.org/fr/bresil-reclamer-la-liberte-de-lula-da-silva-cest-defendre-la-democratie/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2018brsil, author = {admin}, title = {{Brésil : réclamer la liberté de Lula da Silva c’est défendre la démocratie}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2018}, month = may, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/bresil-reclamer-la-liberte-de-lula-da-silva-cest-defendre-la-democratie/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }