Brazilian political heavyweight found guilty of corruption
Published October 09, 2012
EFE
The man who spent two decades as the political right arm of former President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva was found guilty here Tuesday in a corruption case dubbed Brazil's "trial of the century."
Six of the 10 Supreme Court justices voted to convict Jose Dirceu, Lula's chief of staff, and former
Workers Party, or PT, chairman Jose Genoino in connection with bribes
paid to lawmakers in 2003-2005.
While Dirceu has been out of
public life for several years,
Genoino is currently an adviser
to the
Defense Ministry.
At Lula's side from the founding
of the PT in the early 1980s, Dirceu managed the former union
leader's successful 2002
presidential campaign and
became his top aide in office.
Dirceu, once seen as the natural successor to Lula, was forced to
resign as chief of staff in the
summer of 2005 after lawmaker
Roberto Jefferson accused the PT of having bribed legislators
of other parties to build the congressional majority that the government failed to obtain at the
polls in 2002.
The scandal didn't stop Lula from
winning a second four-year term
in 2006 and his anointed
successor, Dilma Rousseff,
prevailed in the 2010 presidential
contest.
The Supreme Court majority
accepted prosecutors' argument that Dirceu was the "mentor
" of the bribery scheme.
Two justices declined to convict
Dirceu, including one who
worked with him during Lula's first
administration, while the remaining
court members have yet to render
their verdicts.
Former PT treasurer Delubio Soares
was also found guilty on Tuesday, as were public
relations executive Marcos Valerio Fernandes, his three business partners, his attorney
and one of his employees.
Fernandes handled the disbursement of the bribes to congresspeople.
Anderson Adauto, a former transport minister, and another Fernandes employee,
Geisa Dias, were acquitted on Tuesday.
Twenty-three of the 37 defendants have been convicted. EFE
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Published October 09, 2012
EFE
The man who spent two decades as the political right arm of former President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva was found guilty here Tuesday in a corruption case dubbed Brazil's "trial of the century."
Six of the 10 Supreme Court justices voted to convict Jose Dirceu, Lula's chief of staff, and former
Workers Party, or PT, chairman Jose Genoino in connection with bribes
paid to lawmakers in 2003-2005.
While Dirceu has been out of
public life for several years,
Genoino is currently an adviser
to the
Defense Ministry.
At Lula's side from the founding
of the PT in the early 1980s, Dirceu managed the former union
leader's successful 2002
presidential campaign and
became his top aide in office.
Dirceu, once seen as the natural successor to Lula, was forced to
resign as chief of staff in the
summer of 2005 after lawmaker
Roberto Jefferson accused the PT of having bribed legislators
of other parties to build the congressional majority that the government failed to obtain at the
polls in 2002.
The scandal didn't stop Lula from
winning a second four-year term
in 2006 and his anointed
successor, Dilma Rousseff,
prevailed in the 2010 presidential
contest.
The Supreme Court majority
accepted prosecutors' argument that Dirceu was the "mentor
" of the bribery scheme.
Two justices declined to convict
Dirceu, including one who
worked with him during Lula's first
administration, while the remaining
court members have yet to render
their verdicts.
Former PT treasurer Delubio Soares
was also found guilty on Tuesday, as were public
relations executive Marcos Valerio Fernandes, his three business partners, his attorney
and one of his employees.
Fernandes handled the disbursement of the bribes to congresspeople.
Anderson Adauto, a former transport minister, and another Fernandes employee,
Geisa Dias, were acquitted on Tuesday.
Twenty-three of the 37 defendants have been convicted. EFE
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Brasil pesado político considerado
culpado de corrupção
O homem que passou duas décadas como o braço direito político do
ex-presidente
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva foi considerado culpado nesta terça-feira em
um caso de
corrupção apelidado Brasil "julgamento do século".
Seis dos 10 juízes da Suprema Corte votou para condenar José Dirceu
, chefe da equipe
de Lula e do Partido dos Trabalhadores anterior, ou PT, o presidente
José Genoino em
relação a subornos pagos a congressistas em 2003-2005.
Enquanto Dirceu está fora da vida pública há vários anos, Genoino é atualmente assessor
do Ministério da Defesa.
Ao lado de Lula desde a fundação do PT no início de 1980, Dirceu conseguiu a campanha
do ex-líder sindical, em 2002 presidencial vitoriosa e se tornou seu assessor no escritório.
Dirceu, antes visto como o sucessor natural de Lula, foi forçado a renunciar como chefe
de gabinete, no verão de 2005, depois de o deputado Roberto Jefferson acusou o PT de
ter subornado deputados de outros partidos para construir a maioria no Congresso que
o governo não conseguiu obter a nas urnas em 2002.
O escândalo não impediu Lula de ganhar um mandato de quatro anos segundo em 2006
e seu sucessor ungido, Dilma Rousseff, prevaleceu na disputa presidencial de 2010.
A maioria da Suprema Corte aceitou o argumento dos promotores de que Dirceu era o
"mentor" do esquema de corrupção.
Dois juízes se recusou a condenar Dirceu, incluindo um que trabalhou com ele durante
a primeira administração de Lula, enquanto os restantes membros da corte ainda têm
de prestar seus veredictos.
O ex-tesoureiro do PT Delúbio Soares também foi considerado culpado na terça-feira,
assim como relações públicas executivo Marcos Valério Fernandes, seus parceiros
de negócios três, seu advogado e um de seus funcionários.
Fernandes tratou o desembolso dos subornos a parlamentares.
Anderson Adauto, ex-ministro dos transportes, e um outro empregado Fernandes,
Geisa Dias, foram absolvidos nesta terça-feira.
Vinte e três dos 37 acusados foram condenados. EFE
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