The
right-wing opposition had accused Lula of buying an apartment through
bribes from the Petrobras corruption scandal.
The judge
overseeing the corruption case in state-run oil company Petrobras
released a report Thursday clearing former president Luiz Inacio Lula
da Silva of any charges.
According to
allegations by federal police, Lula was the mastermind behind the
state-run oil company Petrobras corruption scheme and directly
benefited from an apartment in Guaruja and a farm in Atibaia, both in
the state of Sao Paulo.
But Judge
Sergio Moro has been forced to acknowledge that Lula and his family
do not own property that investigators thought belonged to the
politician, dashing claims they were bought with money allegedly
obtained through illegal contracts with Petrobras.
The court
heard the testimony of businessman Fernando Bittar on Wednesday, who
confirmed he is the real owner of the Atibaia farm involved in the
case. The owner of the apartment complex located in Guaruja, Nelco
Warken, also testified against Lula owning the premises.
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