UN human rights committee asks Brazil to let Lula run in election

[Judi Lynn]

2. UN: Brazil's jailed ex-president Lula can't be disqualified from election

UN: Brazil’s jailed ex-president Lula can't be disqualified from election
Human rights panel says leftist leader cannot be barred as a candidate until his legal appeals have been completed

Agence France-Presse
Fri 17 Aug 2018 13.19 EDT

The UN human rights committee ruled on Friday that Brazil’s imprisoned leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cannot be disqualified from upcoming presidential elections because his legal appeals are ongoing.

The committee issued the finding following an urgent request filed by Lula’s lawyers on 27 July.

In a statement, the panel “requested Brazil to take all necessary measures to ensure that Lula can enjoy and exercise his political rights while in prison, as (a) candidate in the 2018 presidential elections”.

Lula, a two-term former president who is serving time behind bars for corruption, is currently leading the polls for the October vote.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/17/un-brazils-jailed-leader-lula-cant-be-disqualified-from-election