Maltese priest gets involved in Brazilian politics

Friday, August 24, 2018, 17:00 by Sarah Carabott

Missionary writes to Supreme Court in support of jailed former president Lula


A Maltese missionary has written to Brazil’s chief justice in support of the presidential candidature of imprisoned Lula, the country's former president and currently its most popular politician.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, universally known as Lula, registered his candidacy for the October presidential election from jail. In the coming days, the Brazilian judicial system is expected to decide whether it will bar him from running.

The UN human rights committee has already said that the imprisoned leftist leader cannot be disqualified from the elections because his legal appeals are ongoing.

The two-term former president is serving time for corruption, but he is leading the electoral polls.

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