Workers'
Party president Gleisi Hoffmann has said any move to disqualify Lula
is anti-democratic and would impede Brazil's stabilization.
Participants
in the Free Lula March, which journeyed for over 50 kilometers,
arrived in the Brasilia, Brazil's capital city Tuesday. The
participants will take part in a series of marches at the Supreme
Electoral Court (TSE) to support former President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva's presidential candidacy and to demand his freedom.
Tuesday
marked the fourth day of the over five thousand person-strong
protest, which includes members of the Rural Landless Workers
Movement (MST) and several other groups. The protesters have planned
to camp outside the TSE, which will hear a case supporting Lula's
candidacy on August 15th, at 16:00.
Workers
Party (PT), president Gleisi Hoffmann, has said any move to
disqualify Lula is anti-democratic and would impede Brazil's
stabilization. She said the PT will fight "until the end"
to ensure the former President is registered since it represents what
"the Brazilian people want."
Argentine
activist, community organizer and recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace
Prize, Adolfo Perez Esquivel, also took part in the Free Lula March
and will take part in other activities in support of Lula's
candidacy. According to Esquivel, the far-right of Brazil is
advancing its grip on power and demanding his freedom is the only way
to give the Brazilian people a chance to decide. "which party
has to govern..." because "Lula is currently a
political prisoner."
The
MST and other social movements also want to demonstrate their
rejection of the neoliberal and austerity policies implemented by the
government of President Michel Temer. Several political, academic and
cultural activities will also take place until the 15th, such as
concerts, talks, and demonstrations.
Former
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is leading in the
polls, announced that he would formally register as the Workers Party
(PT) presidential candidate Tuesday, one day before the August 15
deadline. "They will not shut me up," began a letter
written by Lula, who is being held in the Curitiba prison since early
April. "I want to send you a message: yes, I am a candidate
for president of the republic," Lula wrote in his communique
read on a radio program on Monday.
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