translated from Spanish: The worst news for Lula Da Silva: vetoed his presidential candidacy

former President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva may not stand as a candidate in the upcoming elections. The Superior Electoral Court of Brazil vetoed the presidential candidacy and remain out of the election after having been sentenced to prison in second instance for crimes of corruption.

The vote ended with six votes against one, and the country’s most popular leader is unable to run for the Presidency for the sixth time.

Lula went first in the polls for the presidential election which will be October 7, despite being in prison since April this year.

From the workers party (PT) had already announced that, in the event of an adverse judgment, they propose to use “all resources at its disposal,” Although specialists believe that it is difficult to reverse the situation. 

Lula Da Silva disqualification process was initiated by judge Luis Roberto Barroso based on a law known as “Clean sheet”, promulgated by Lula in 2010.

The provisions of this legislation is that everyone with a sentence confirmed in second instance has forbidden to run for any elective office.

Even with this legal impediment, the PT enrolled in the electoral tribunal on 15 August the candidacy of Lula, accompanied by former Education Minister and former Mayor of San Pablo Fernando Haddad, who now emerges as the most likely standard-bearer in the formula Presidential of such training.

Polls say it has nearly 40% of the voting intentions, followed by the ultra-right Jair Bolsonaro, with about 20% of the preferences.

Original source in Spanish