President of the Republic from 2003 to 2010 and since 2023. Was convicted by the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba in the triplex and Atibaia farm cases; the convictions were annulled by the STF in 2021, which recognized the court's lack of jurisdiction and Moro's bias in the triplex case. Candidate for reelection in 2026.
Being in this archive does not mean having committed any wrongdoing. Procedural status: see each case and episode, with date.
Evidence mentioning Lula
In March 2023, President Lula stated, according to the LEPEB-UFF bulletin, that Lava Jato could have arrested a businessman but left the company operating, and that the country was left without engineering companies for large works.
StatementSingle source
Source: As empreiteiras e a política externa brasileira no governo Lula III: uma possível reinternacionalização? — ORBIS Bulletin, LEPEB-UFF, vol. 1, no. 4, Dec. 2023 · Bulletin, p. 17, Lula quotation apud Spechoto (2023) · open original ↗
On October 4, 2022, two days after being elected senator, Moro announced on Twitter his support for Bolsonaro in the runoff against Lula. Poder360 reported that Moro and Bolsonaro had reconciled by phone, via Flávio Bolsonaro, the day before.
StatementSeveral independent sources
Source: Moro anuncia apoio a Bolsonaro no 2º turno — Poder360, Oct. 4, 2022 · paragraphs 1 to 4 · open original ↗
Lula's defense argued that Moro's acceptance of Jair Bolsonaro's invitation to the Ministry of Justice would indicate bias and political motivation; Cármen Lúcia cited the forced appearance for questioning without prior summons and the interception of lawyers and said her vote did not consider conversations released by the press and absent from the case file.
AccusationProven in a document
Source: 2ª Turma reconhece parcialidade de ex-juiz Sérgio Moro na condenação de Lula no caso Triplex — Supreme Federal Court, Mar. 23, 2021 · section on arguments · open original ↗
Conjur lists, among the grounds of the majority: the 'spectacularized' forced appearance of Lula for questioning, interceptions considered illegal and hasty, the release of the conversations, the maintenance of the arrest after a habeas corpus, and the content of the conviction.
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Source: STF publica acórdão da 2ª Turma sobre suspeição de Moro — Consultor Jurídico, June 4, 2021 · body of the article · open original ↗
On March 8, 2021, in declaring that the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba lacked jurisdiction, Edson Fachin declared several of Lula's habeas corpus petitions moot, among them HC 164.493 on Moro's bias; the defense appealed and the matter was decided by the Plenary.
News reportSeveral independent sources
Source: STF derruba condenações de Lula na Lava Jato — Migalhas, Apr. 15, 2021 · body of the article · open original ↗
The STF Plenary upheld, by 7 votes to 4, on June 23, 2021, the Second Panel's finding that Moro was biased and the annulment of his decisions in the triplex case, in judging the second internal appeal (agravo regimental) by Lula's defense against Fachin's decision in HC 193.726.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: STF confirma suspeição de Sergio Moro na ação do triplex do Guarujá — Supreme Federal Court, June 23, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗
Gilmar Mendes extended the finding that Moro was biased to the criminal cases on the Atibaia ranch and the Lula Institute properties, on grounds of factual and legal identity, equality and legal certainty (art. 580 of the CPP), mentioning among the common facts the forced appearance for questioning, the interceptions and the lifting of secrecy over Antonio Palocci's plea agreement during the 2018 campaign.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Ministro Gilmar Mendes estende suspeição de Moro em relação a Lula a mais duas ações penais — Supreme Federal Court, June 24, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗
On March 8, 2021, in HC 193.726, Justice Edson Fachin declared the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba to lack jurisdiction over Lula's criminal cases (the Guarujá triplex, the Atibaia ranch and the Lula Institute), annulled the court's decisions, including the convictions, and ordered the case files sent to the Federal Court of the Federal District, finding that the facts had no direct connection with the Petrobras scheme.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Marcado para 14/4 julgamento de recursos da decisão que anulou condenações de Lula — Supreme Federal Court, Mar. 25, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗
The STF Plenary rejected, by 8 votes to 3, the PGR's appeal in HC 193.726 and confirmed the lack of jurisdiction of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba and the annulment of the criminal cases on the triplex, the Atibaia ranch and the Lula Institute; Nunes Marques opened the dissent, joined by Marco Aurélio and Luiz Fux.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: STF confirma anulação de condenações do ex-presidente Lula na Lava Jato — Supreme Federal Court, Apr. 15, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗
On April 22, 2021, the full court (Plenary) established, by majority, the Federal Court of the Federal District as having jurisdiction over the cases against Lula; Alexandre de Moraes and Ricardo Lewandowski were partly outvoted (they preferred São Paulo) and Nunes Marques, Marco Aurélio and Luiz Fux voted to grant the PGR's appeal in full, keeping the cases in Curitiba.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Plenário fixa competência da Justiça Federal do DF para julgar processos contra ex-presidente Lula — Supreme Federal Court, Apr. 22, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗
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.
Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source
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 December 7, 2021, the MPF asked for the triplex case against Lula, Léo Pinheiro and Paulo Okamotto to be closed, due to the statute of limitations (term halved for people over 70) and because there was no basis to file or ratify the indictment after the evidence was annulled.
News reportSingle source
Source: MPF pede arquivamento de caso do tríplex contra Lula — Poder360, Dec. 7, 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.
Judicial or administrative decisionSeveral independent sources
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.
News reportSeveral independent sources
Source: Justiça Federal arquiva caso do triplex contra Lula — Monitor Mercantil, Jan. 28, 2022 · body of the article · open original ↗
Teori Zavascki's decision transcribes the review made by the Curitiba court itself: the interruption of the interception was ordered on March 16, 2016, at 11:12:22, and, between the decision and its implementation with the carriers, a new dialogue was captured at 13:32, filed by the police authority.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Reclamação 23.457/PR — decisão do Min. Teori Zavascki (13/06/2016) — Supreme Federal Court, June 13, 2016 · pp. 16-17, item 10 · open original ↗
On June 13, 2016, Teori Zavascki granted Rcl 23.457 in part: he recognized the violation of the STF's jurisdiction and set aside the 13th Court's decisions of March 16, 2016 (event 135) and March 17, 2016 (event 140) that lifted secrecy over the conversations; he recognized the nullity of the content of the conversations captured after the order to stop the interceptions; and ordered returned to the 13th Court the cases that did not involve authorities with special forum.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Reclamação 23.457/PR — decisão do Min. Teori Zavascki (13/06/2016) — Supreme Federal Court, June 13, 2016 · pp. 20-22, item 15 · open original ↗
On October 1, 2018, six days before the first round, Moro lifted secrecy over Antonio Palocci's Cooperation Statement 1, filed in the Lava Jato criminal case in which Lula was a defendant (the apartment in São Bernardo do Campo and the Lula Institute lot).
Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source
Source: A 6 dias das eleições, Moro quebra sigilo de delação de Palocci — Exame (Estadão Conteúdo), Oct. 1, 2018 · body of the article · open original ↗
On March 22, 2022, the STJ Fourth Panel, by majority, in REsp 1.842.613, ordered Deltan Dallagnol to pay R$75,000 in compensation for moral damages to Lula over the 2016 'PowerPoint' press conference, plus 20% in attorney's fees and costs; Lula had asked for R$1 million, and the lower courts had dismissed the claim.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Dallagnol pagará R$ 75 mil a Lula por entrevista do PowerPoint — Superior Court of Justice, Mar. 22, 2022 · body of the news item · open original ↗
The STJ found that Dallagnol acted with abuse of right by using non-technical language ('petrolão', 'propinocracia') and descriptions such as 'supreme commander of the corruption scheme', attributing to Lula facts that were not in the indictment; it set a base amount of R$50,000 (two-phase method), raised in the second phase to R$75,000.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Dallagnol pagará R$ 75 mil a Lula por entrevista do PowerPoint — Superior Court of Justice, Mar. 22, 2022 · body of the news item · open original ↗
In a news item of August 10, 2022 (session date not provided), the Fourth Panel unanimously rejected the motions for clarification filed by Dallagnol, by Lula (who wanted a larger amount) and by the ANPR (which argued lack of standing to be sued), maintaining the judgment.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: STJ mantém condenação de Dallagnol a indenizar Lula — Superior Court of Justice, Aug. 10, 2022 · body of the news item · open original ↗
According to a report of December 19, 2025, Dallagnol deposited R$146,847.13 on November 27, 2025 into an account linked to the TJ-SP to pay Lula's compensation with attorney's fees (in July 2025 the TJ-SP had set it at R$135.4 thousand); he said he had received Pix donations from more than 12,000 people, about R$835,000, and that about R$688,000 went to philanthropic hospitals.
News reportSingle source
Source: Dallagnol paga indenização a Lula por caso do PowerPoint — Jovem Pan, Dec. 19, 2025 · body of the article · open original ↗
On August 25, 2020, the CNMP decided not to open disciplinary proceedings against Dallagnol over the PowerPoint (a request for measures by Lula's defense) because the applicable penalty was time-barred (the earlier warning had its effects suspended by a Fux decision on August 17, 2020, according to Gazeta do Povo); according to Conjur, the rapporteur was Marcelo Weitzel and there were 42 postponements (Brasil de Fato mentions 40).
Judicial or administrative decisionSeveral independent sources
Source: Após 42 adiamentos, Deltan escapa de processo administrativo no CNMP — Consultor Jurídico, Aug. 25, 2020 · body of the article · open original ↗
Lula's defense argued, with messages among prosecutors, that Lava Jato acted with the support of foreign agencies (FBI, Swiss Public Prosecutor's Office) outside official channels, asked the US for help in the 'Odebrecht case', and obtained outside official channels information to break the tax secrecy of Lula's relatives; it also stated that the material had been concealed.
AccusationProven in a document
Source: Lewandowski pede informações ao Ministério da Justiça sobre cooperação internacional na Lava Jato — Supreme Federal Court, Feb. 17, 2021 · section on grounds · open original ↗
On February 9, 2021, the STF Second Panel, by majority (Lewandowski, rapporteur, Nunes Marques, Cármen Lúcia and Gilmar Mendes; Fachin dissented), declined to admit the appeal by the Lava Jato prosecutors and maintained Lula's access to the Operation Spoofing messages that concern him; the majority said the judgment did not address the validity of the evidence, only access to elements held by the State.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: 2ª Turma garante a Lula acesso a arquivos da Operação Spoofing — Supreme Federal Court, Feb. 9, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗
On February 1, 2021, Lewandowski lifted the secrecy of Rcl 43.007 and ordered the 10th Federal Criminal Court of the DF to ensure that Lula be given access to the messages that concern him, directly or indirectly, and those related to the investigations and cases against him in the 13th Court of Curitiba or in any jurisdiction; the earlier decision is dated December 28, 2020.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Operação Spoofing: Lewandowski retira sigilo da reclamação em que garantiu a Lula acesso a mensagens — Supreme Federal Court, Feb. 1, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗
According to InfoMoney of September 15, 2016, the press conference at which Dallagnol presented the PowerPoint on the triplex indictment took place 'yesterday', on a Wednesday, that is, on September 14, 2016; STJ and Poder360 say only September 2016.
News reportSingle source
Source: Matéria do InfoMoney de 15/09/2016 sobre a coletiva do PowerPoint — InfoMoney, Sept. 15, 2016 · body of the article · open original ↗
On March 23, 2021, the STF Second Panel judged HC 164.493 and declared Sergio Moro biased in the Guarujá triplex criminal case; according to Poder360, by 3 votes to 2.
Judicial or administrative decisionSeveral independent sources
Source: STF confirma suspeição de Sergio Moro na ação do triplex do Guarujá — Supreme Federal Court (Communications Secretariat), June 23, 2021 · "Anulação" (annulment) paragraph · open original ↗
The STF Plenary upheld on June 23, 2021 the Second Panel decision that declared Moro biased in the triplex case; according to the STF, the prevailing view was that the Plenary only reviews panel decisions in the cases provided for in the Internal Rules.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: STF confirma suspeição de Sergio Moro na ação do triplex do Guarujá — Supreme Federal Court (Communications Secretariat), June 23, 2021 · First paragraphs and "Regimento" (Internal Rules) section · open original ↗
On March 8, 2021, Justice Edson Fachin granted a habeas corpus (HC 193.726) to declare that the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba lacked jurisdiction in the triplex, Atibaia ranch and Lula Institute cases, annulling the decision-making acts and sending the case files to the Federal Court of the Federal District.
Judicial or administrative decisionSeveral independent sources
Source: Fachin anula todas as condenações de Lula na Lava Jato — CartaCapital, Mar. 8, 2021 · Excerpts of the decision reproduced · open original ↗
Gilmar Mendes's vote in HC 164.493 concludes that the duty of impartiality was violated, declares that the conclusion "is ascertainable from the facts narrated in the original petition" and includes, among the seven facts analyzed, the acceptance of the invitation to be Minister of Justice; the vote also cites Operation Spoofing dialogues "merely for historical record".
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Voto do ministro Gilmar Mendes no HC 164.493/DF (suspeição de Sergio Moro) — Supreme Federal Court (copy published by Poder360), Mar. 2021 · Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the vote · open original ↗
According to the CUT (a text by RBA, which cites ConJur), Operation Spoofing messages show that Dallagnol wrote to colleagues, on a date not given on the page read, that "não estamos provando os crimes diversos" ("we are not proving the various crimes") and thought the indictment was "capenga" ("lame").
Leaked messageSingle source
Source: Vaza Jato: Dallagnol chamou denúncia contra Lula de 'capenga' — CUT (text from Rede Brasil Atual), Mar. 2, 2021 · Third and fourth paragraphs · open original ↗
According to Gilmar Mendes's vote, on February 9, 2021 the STF Second Panel confirmed a decision by Ricardo Lewandowski that gave Lula's defense access to the Operation Spoofing dialogues (Rcl 43.007), without deciding on their use as evidence in criminal cases.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Voto do ministro Gilmar Mendes no HC 164.493/DF (suspeição de Sergio Moro) — Supreme Federal Court (copy published by Poder360), Mar. 2021 · Section 4 of the vote · open original ↗
According to the entry, Lula was President of the Republic from January 1, 2003 to January 1, 2011, Chief of Staff (Casa Civil) from March 17 to March 18, 2016 (Dilma Rousseff government) and has been president since January 1, 2023; he was a federal deputy for SP in 1987–1991 and has been a member of the PT since 1980.
News reportSingle source
Source: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · infobox · open original ↗
The entry records that Lula turned himself in to the PF on April 7, 2018 to serve his sentence and was released on November 8, 2019, after the STF decided that imprisonment after conviction at second instance was unconstitutional, after 580 days in prison.
News reportSingle source
Source: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Lava Jato · open original ↗
