former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's trial at the court of appeals (TRF-4) will take place
In order to better understand what is at stake in this case
Brasil de Fato listened to the Brazilian Front of Jurists for Democracy and also the former president's defense attorneys
who pointed out at least 6 illegalities found in the lawsuit
policemen tried to forcibly take Lula to Curitiba to testify
the former president spoke in a police station at the Congonhas airport (SP)
This is illegal because the Penal Code says that forced conductions can only happen after previous subpoena that has not been respected
Moro released tapped phone calls involving Lula
This is illegal because the conversation between Lula and Dilma was recorded after the deadline established by Moro and without authorization
the tapping could only have been made with authorization from the Federal Supreme Court (STF). 
3. Tapping phone calls from Lula's attorney's office
Moro authorized that phone calls from Lula's attorneys' office were heard
This is illegal because the conversations between clients and lawyers are inviolables
The only similar case that happened in the world was in Spain
where the responsible judge was withdrawn from his position for more than 10 years. 
Lula's caravan throughout the Northeast in August 2017 | Campina Grande + Currais Novos (RN) | Crédito: Mídia Ninja
Competency (there is not relation between Lula and Petrobras' corruption cases)
where investigations about Petrobras are being tried
allegedly involved a scheme of favoring in the oil company
This is illegal because there is no relation between Lula and the corruption cases at Petrobras
The case should not even have been tried by Moro
Lula was convicted by the content of accusations made by contractors who had been charged or convicted by the Operation Car Wash
when they changed their versions and started to mention the former president's name
This is illegal because the stories from plea deals can only be used as basis for sentences if they are accompanied and validated by other proofs
6. Using the apartment in Guarujá to criminalize Lula 
The focal point of the accusations against Lula is that he would have received upgrades in an apartment in Guarujá in exchange for privileging construction companies on contracts with Petrobras
The estate would have been result of embezzled money
This is illegal because there was no indication of how the money would have been embezzled
not even any relationship between Lula and Petrobras in that regard
The defense presented clear documents that show that the rights over the apartment belong to the Brazilian bank Caixa Econômica Federal
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