daughter of the president (PT), published this Tuesday (7.Apr.2026) a message on her social networks remembering 8 years of .
On April 7, 2018, Lula was taken to the headquarters of the Federal Police Superintendence in Curitiba (PR) to serve a sentence of 12 years and 1 month in a closed regime. The conviction took place within the scope of the Lava Jato operation.
The president was accompanied by his lawyer and current STF minister, . He was 72 years old. He was released on November 8, 2019, after 580 days in prison. At the time, he was 74 years old.
In the publication, Lurian described the date as one of the “saddest and most terrifying” days of his life and reported the reversal of roles in the family’s emotional support. “The day I swallowed the tears, the day I was a support, when I felt that my gaze was my support, the day the roles were reversed. He, who was always our moral and emotional support, never needed us to be so strong and resilient”, he wrote.
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Lurian recalled the 580-day period in which the president remained in prison, highlighting the routine of weekly trips between Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba to visit him in the Federal Police prison.
According to her, the family arrived at visits discouraged, but left strengthened by their father’s stance. “I don’t know where it comes from, but there is a supernatural force that calms this man, and I have no doubt that I inherited part of it, this habit of finding humor in one’s own pain. Maybe that’s how you suffer less,” he said.
The president’s daughter ended the tribute by thanking him for the values that Lula taught him and celebrating the annulment of the convictions that allowed the PT member to return to political life and the Presidency. “The truth won and will continue to win! I love you, my father!”, he concluded.
HISTORY
Lula was arrested in 2018 after conviction in the second instance in the Guarujá triplex case. on November 8, 2019, after the STF issued a sentence before final judgment.
In 2021, the Supreme Court considered the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba incompetent to judge the cases and declared the partiality of former judge Sergio Moro. The decision reestablished Lula’s political rights, allowing his candidacy in 2022.
