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Brazil Court Orders Lula's Transfer to Sao Paulo Jail

Agence France-Presse

   SAO PAULO - A judge in Brazil on Wednesday ordered the transfer of
   jailed leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to a prison in Sao Paulo,
   citing the inadequacy of the current facility.

   The ex-president is serving eight years and 10 months for accepting a
   bribe as part of a massive kickback scheme involving state oil giant
   Petrobras.

   Since April 2018, Lula has been incarcerated at the federal police
   headquarters in the southern city of Curitiba, where a group of
   supporters has been camped out to demand his release.

   Police have requested Lula's transfer, claiming the presence of
   "antagonistic groups" outside the facility had stretched security
   resources, Federal Judge Carolina Lebbos said.

   Another issue was the design of the federal police headquarters, which
   was not suitable for long-term prisoners. Lula is living in a room, not
   a cell.
   

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