Sérgio Moro: But the fact is that our courts never declared President Lula innocent in those episodes.
Sérgio Moro: So, with that fact within the scope of the political dispute and debate of our time, it is evident that it is entirely unreasonable and arbitrary to bring charges against a citizen who simply exercised his freedom of expression and stated his opinion, believing, yes, that Lula is responsible for those crimes.
One can, yes, rebut; one can, yes, counter-argue, but never use the mechanisms of the justice system to seek to curtail public debate, to seek to curtail political debate regarding this matter.
Sérgio Moro: When Delegado KIQ told me that he had been charged, I immediately understood that the measure was unjust and arbitrary, and I offered to appear as a witness in the case, a defense witness.
Sérgio Moro: Said and done, I traveled to the city of Paranavaí, to the hearing, to tell the judge and the prosecutor, above all, the defense of freedom of expression, the defense of people's right to express their thoughts without any kind of censorship or any form of undue coercion or duress.