Brazil Supreme Court to resume voting on Lula corruption cases

SAO PAULO: Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to resume voting on a judgment that could throw out evidence in corruption cases against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, strengthening his potential candidacy for the 2022 presidential elections.

Lula's legal team alleges that the former judge Sergio Moro was not impartial in overseeing investigations of the former president. If the Supreme Court agrees, it would invalidate key procedural decisions in the cases against Lula, whose convictions were already annulled this month. With his political rights restored, the leftist former president has already shaken up the 2022 election, positioning himself as a strong challenger to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, though he has yet to confirm his candidacy.