Federal Courts of the Federal District
Venue set by the STF for Lula's cases annulled because Curitiba lacked jurisdiction; 12th Federal Criminal Court and 10th Federal Criminal Court.
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On August 21, 2021, Judge Pollyana Kelly Alves of the 12th Federal Court of Brasília rejected the Atibaia ranch indictment for lack of just cause (the MPF did not point to evidence that survived the annulment) and declared the criminal liability of defendants over 70 extinguished by the statute of limitations (Lula, Emílio Odebrecht, Alexandrino Alencar and Léo Pinheiro); the decision was open to appeal.
Source: Juíza de Brasília rejeita denúncia contra Lula por sítio e extingue punição — Gazeta do Povo, Aug. 22, 2021 · body of the article · open original ↗
On January 27, 2022, Judge Pollyana Kelly Alves of the 12th Federal Criminal Court of the DF granted the MPF's request, closed the triplex case and declared extinguished, by the statute of limitations on the punitive claim, the criminal liability of Lula, José Adelmário Pinheiro Filho and another defendant, citing the Atibaia case as a similar situation.
Source: Juíza arquiva ação contra Lula no caso do triplex — IstoÉ Dinheiro, Jan. 28, 2022 · body of the article · open original ↗
Monitor Mercantil records the same closing of January 27, 2022 by statute of limitations, based on Lula's age (76) and the term being halved for people over 70, covering Lula, Léo Pinheiro and Paulo Okamoto.
Source: Justiça Federal arquiva caso do triplex contra Lula — Monitor Mercantil, Jan. 28, 2022 · body of the article · open original ↗