Brazil's top political prisoner confirms anti-corruption operation in the country was used by the US as a tool to eliminate the Left
Glenn Greenwald interviews Lula da Silva from prison
Lula da Silva on Operation Car Wash:
Operation Car Wash has been selective most of the time it’s been running. Who made donations to PSDB [the Brazilian Social Democracy Party], and who made donations to PT? How much did PSDB receive, and how much did PT receive? And what about other parties? Why only [João] Vaccari of PT was sentenced for campaign finances. What about the other treasurers from the other parties?
Operation Car Wash has been selective most of the time it’s been running. Who made donations to PSDB [the Brazilian Social Democracy Party], and who made donations to PT? How much did PSDB receive, and how much did PT receive? And what about other parties? Why only [João] Vaccari of PT was sentenced for campaign finances. What about the other treasurers from the other parties?
Operation Car Wash has been gradually changing into a political operation that benefits whoever participates in it. Not long ago, we found out that there was an agreement made by the US Department of Justice with what Dallagnol was handling for the Federal Public Ministry, for Operation Car Wash, to the tune of $600 million.
And afterwards, it surfaced that Sérgio Moro had authorized another agreement to the tune of $1.6 billion from Odebrecht, here in Brazil. We also know that there are other monetary agreements funding Operation Car Wash, but right now we don’t have access to the figures. In fact, PT is demanding that the leader of the House of Representatives get the Federal Savings Bank involved to help us find out who’s made agreements with Operation Car Wash. Because in fact, any time someone makes an agreement like this involving hundreds of millions of dollars, they’re trying to build a political machine, they’re setting up a racket.
When PT denounced the foundation that was set up with these funds, Dallagnol went to Caixa Economica [federal bank] to try sign a document and take over the foundation. Let’s put it this way: I’m being convicted without any foundation, without any dollars behind me, without any funds, and he’s walking free, trying to seize $2.5 billion. We denounced him to the National Justice Council. But who’s going to judge the case? The Council, which consists of, you know who? 8 members of the Federal Public Ministry. So what do you think the result will be? Is there any doubt?
Everything that’s happened in connection with Operation Car Wash has been to prevent Lula from running for president. Nowadays I’m certain of this, the same way that I’m certain that the U.S. Department of Justice is behind this.
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When PT denounced the foundation that was set up with these funds, Dallagnol went to Caixa Economica [federal bank] to try sign a document and take over the foundation. Let’s put it this way: I’m being convicted without any foundation, without any dollars behind me, without any funds, and he’s walking free, trying to seize $2.5 billion. We denounced him to the National Justice Council. But who’s going to judge the case? The Council, which consists of, you know who? 8 members of the Federal Public Ministry. So what do you think the result will be? Is there any doubt?
Everything that’s happened in connection with Operation Car Wash has been to prevent Lula from running for president. Nowadays I’m certain of this, the same way that I’m certain that the U.S. Department of Justice is behind this.
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Another US slow motion coup in Latin America: astonishing details on how the neoliberal-fascist complex destroyed Leftist leaders in Brazil and brought Jair Bolsonaro to power
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