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a new goal to have 200000000 americans vaccinated against the coronavirus by his 1st 100 days in office and also defended his handling of the influx of migrants at the southern border calling it a seasonal increase he said while most of the migrants at the border are being sent back children shouldn't be turned away we're sending back the vast majority of the families that are coming are trying to work out now with mexico their willingness to take more of those families back but that's what's happening there not getting across the border and those who are coming across the border who are unaccompanied children we're moving rapidly to try to put in place what was dismantled and i said for example of all the children coming across the border over 70 percent are either 16 or 17 years old we're not talking about people ripping babies from mother's arms and a little 3 year old stand on the border less and i think it's one and a half percent. republicans in the us state of georgia have no passed new

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a clear indication for brazil is formally that a silver. court was the judge will convict him of corruption was biased clearing the way for another possible run for the presidency but can win over brazilians once again this is inside story. hello welcome to the program. he's one of the most popular figures in brazil but

the corruption conviction of a lot of sylvain to 1017 divided public opinion his supporters said the leftist leader was a victim of political persecution while lola dismissed it as a ploy to sideline him from the 2018 presidential election which was won by the far wide world scenario now brazil's top court has ruled the judge elude us corruption case was biased and evidence gathered in the investigation we're not to be used in an a future trial the road in follows another supreme court decision to throw out no less conviction earlier this month that has opened the way for the former leader to pursue his political ambitions and after tuesday's vindication many say isn't a strong position to challenge president roh in 2022. i

know that a silver was charged as part of a los corruption investigation nicknamed operation car wash he was convicted of bribery in 2017 for reportedly accepting an apartment from a company in exchange for government contracts the following year another court found him guilty of corruption and was sentenced to a total of 26 years the silver served just 18 months of a reduced sentence of 80 years and was released from prison after a feeling against multiple convictions but leaked messages into 1019 revealed judge sergio morrow who presided over the last trial had been actively direct in prosecutors in the case and now the supreme court has said moral was not an impartial jantsch the possible political return of lower their silver comes at a tough time for narrow brazil's president is facing mounting criticism for his

handling of the coronavirus been demick more than $300000.00 brazilians have now died from the virus and the country is struggling to contain a surge in new fashions also naro initially resisted lockdown measures has now announced a committee to tackle the crisis they pledged to deliver more vaccines into device beach on tuesday but his comments were we're told by loud protests across the country. let's bring in our guests in sol paolo the star of arabia row a journalist and editor in chief for the brazilian report in washington d.c. power loss or terror a distinguished fellow at the woodrow wilson center brazil institute from a friend in morocco and is on the saudi vice president for a chemical affairs at a university and former professor of the pontifical catholic university of rio de janeiro while come to your gustavo the ruling by the supreme court that the judge

was prosecuting lawyer was biased what does it mean for a lot or is it likely to be seen as a fine of vindication for his case welder's ruling does not say that lou was innocent and does not get into the merits of the evidence that was presented but actually he says a lot about of operation carwash and about how this unorthodox methods were borderline illegal in lula's case were illegal. it is a sort of indication because lula now can say and he has a supreme court ruling to back his words that he was targeted from the get go by the prosecutors who staged is enter corruption efforts which was biggest anti-corruption efforts in history but like you said. revealing is 0 in 2100 show that says a model was acting as a sort of quarterback for the for the prosecution team did not meet his role as

a neutral empire then and now i mean when we look at the case of floor if we removed the names and we say a judge made the leading candidate for presidential actually legible and then joined a cabinet of the person who won that election. it doesn't seem legitimate at all all right now if he. against the backdrop of the 2 key ruling is the one that says that the judge was was biased the 2nd one the scrap the corruption conviction of the former president citing jurisdiction issues and saying about it to how severe is fine once again in brasilia what does it mean are we likely to see the whole trial process reviewed and. it's difficult to know because to trance or do this because. court over 0 has become

a source of instability in the political process. for instance the judge had started this process of reversing. sentences against a ruler had voted in one instance 8 or 10 times in the opposite direction it looks like as the gustave sends a message that the presentation piece. points out. mules are basically good for the former president he seems to be the kate in but he will face in a new presidential election a completely different situation of a country that is already very divided and polarized then we will be further divided and polarized by in the electoral campaign that is still there lashon is 18 months away but their campaign should start

any moment now this is really not good for governor this is not particularly hopeful for democracy. and the president has returned to the stage sure we need its famous capacity to you know address people right to where we make it more about both so narrow and the future needs are for the time being as far as the supporters of the civil arkansas this was and a character assassination a political. and the sentiment now is that the whole process that started back in 2017 was just for that particular reason to undermine a lot of silver do you think that he would be able to reinstate restart his

political river reputation. lou is a polarizing figure in president politics. and he has always been so although he left the presidency with some 80 percent of popularity but he is a polarizing figure and the events of the last few years with the operation carwash however made him even more polarizing so even after these latest. decisions by those additional. many people who are against both soros still feel that lula is not a legitimate company that that he was treated by the 'd by the justice system for reasons that have nothing to do with justice so those who are the guys will remain against him and he yet has a very uphill battle in order to recover that. however as you said those who are

with him feel that he's indicated that he was unfairly judged and that he has to be a political game and. to do what he was doing for them when he was president in his 8 years of florida's presidency for a lot of people in brazil so that polarizing figure that was there in the 100-9000 is a is back you know the more polarizing as ever just covell quite a fascinating judicial saga here took a thick and said joe morrow the guy who was widely seen as incorruptible now people are really suspicious about his legacy on the other hand diametrically opposed to his legacy is not a silver he was tried and now people say what a 2nd maybe the guy is was innocent what happens next do you think to says you know

moral. well i think a server model is in a very tough position because he was once considered a presidential potential presidential candidate who has been engulfed by. the variables an administration he has said he announced when he announced he was leaving the bench and joining the administration he says that he realized that as a judge he could do just so much for his anti-corruption agenda that he needed a political platform but he didn't do that with a party or with a project actually we know very little about what mourdock thinks of the state about health care about. how to manage states and he joins the boss an administration every single attempt of pushing for his agenda was neutered by the president which shows at the very least very poor judgment from other sports

and now he's in a limbo that working for a consult to see company which has s. cry and hold the branch which was the. common thread after these operations carwash scandal so i think his his spread potations quite tarnished not only because of what happened to all of it also because of what happened during his stand as john the justice minister which was highly effective part of it this is i know that we were talking earlier about those judges reversing that decision however when you look at the evidence strong evidence is stablished by investigative reporters back into 1920 said to morrow was speeding up the proceedings to bar low enough from. running into a 2018 this is someone who was looting with prosecutors to tarnish the reputation of luna ultimately we're talking about someone who was manipulating the judicial system to his own political. advantage. yes he was working

against the rule of law in brazil in doing so he can be seen now or is seen by a specially by lula sympathizers as a coconspirator in this effort to avoid or prevent lula from running in 18 i think. he may face many difficulties but this story could continue though if he was biased regarding to the process regarding how about the other ones there are many many prophecies in the lava dropped was he think there in both if he is not are we going to reverse also doe's decisions is the brazilian state going to reimburse all the

fees and finance show. sentences against be there are there are literally hundreds of former or businessmen executives and former for the dishes were found guilty what happens with those and that is also part of this. very confusing situation that will be dealt with one way or the other right in the electoral ends and this is exactly the same question which is going to i'm going to relay back to mr and his alma sally which is basically we're not only talking here about lola because if you've been member back in 2070 of the trial how. been a key moment that really meant that's many high profile businessman politicians often heated with the workers' party without us ever saw themselves imprisoned do

you think this is going to be the chance for them to say since everybody is casting doubt on this particular proceed as an on the character of says you model it's about time for ask all sorts of a given vindication this is the major risk for the operation or for the operation carwash of lovers of them this is the militarist doctrine and this is what some judges in the brazilian supreme court are trying to avoid trying to distinguish what's happened with lula with what took place with other politicians who were condemned by that same operation and that is that is very tricky but the ties to take place because otherwise what was seen whatsit is still considered by many brazilians as a very important moralizing operation in brazilian politics will.

we become a few asco and if it becomes a few asco gun. because it is really lose faith in politics we we see it we saw all of the faith in politics by for instance electing someone like bill so now to the presidency but if the if people continue to consider that the whole justice system is corrupt just like all the politicians are corrupt just like all the business men people in the business sector or sex or are corrupted and they really lose faith in the institutions they will move they will lose faith in the country and they will start looking for a savior. every time people in the country. in general people in brazil in particular look for a savior. it does lead it has led the country to very unfortunate consequences so i think that this operative the justice system

that the supreme the brazilian supreme court yes that is very aware of. there is. there is an attempt to distinguish what happened from what happened the others although all the lawyers of all the other will be tried in their luck and trying to do their best to release their or there are clients from brazil and jed's and that's a risk gustavo obviously this should come a bad time for the president. do you think that this is something that could potentially undermine his chances to win reelection definitely i think until 2 weeks ago both in other words the head and shoulders favorite to win reelection because now other forces had emerged to challenge him the spite of what we're seeing with the situation of the pens amec despite economic and saudis being on

there are on the rise and other has not yet been challenged by a worthy opponent and now he has someone who just as he did us can command the media agenda can command the political agenda and the fact that lula in his 1st speech which i mean it's in everything it's stump speech but name. he made nods to the armed forces to the police forces to conservative sectors trying to present himself as a centrist trying to position break with his demeanor between 2016 wins in the roof of his impeached and until the moment he leaves prison which is a fierce. and going back. his 2002 persona which we call it in brazil peace and love lula which was a conciliatory figure why did you build bridges between liberal and conservatives

and if he does that he will actually. concentrate at the end table scenario feuds around himself so that the 2022 election has started the moment of the got his political rights the right and i believe we're going to see the face of polarized between this you. know could this be the only moment football scenario to reach out to the central particular the centrist right wing bloc for any hope to secure a 2nd term. well he may try but he doesn't have the political skills the 1000 or the conviction he is a radical an unprepared lead who has demonstrated that clearly in this fight against the pandemic is. basically he gave up he maps were. directed at strategy to that he for minister of health and he

continues to you know no resentment to offer that trump you don't like solutions there are these that we know for sure. we're brazil has already surpassed $300.00 crowds and you hope that at the current rate we should be 2 months 2 and a half months at the at the $400000.00 and this is makes it very very difficult for most amount to run for reelection at the same time he has a following of the people that elected him are a member he was elected by the people but. then when he was elected there was an unprecedented anti establishment anti left this sentiment in brazil following those trials which could not be the case and this leads me now to go to news on a study about one particular thing was his politics and vote and elections are mostly about perceptions now where you have is 2 images here one of what's a not a

a someone widely seen as behind the biggest blunder when it comes to tackling covert 19 on the other hand you have a lot of civil widely seen as the architect of the most spectacular rise of a left it's left wing political party that was behind the most unprecedented economic boom in the country just those 2 perceptions could be could they be conducive to not coming back to power. as someone said earlier in this program 18 months we were there are 18 months between us and the presidential elections and 18 months is an eternity in politics many many things can happen. but. quite frankly things don't look bright for a formal so no. things seem very difficult for a serious candidate from the sumter of the political spectrum the president birds

of a spectrum to become a serious candidate but there are hopes from many people in the center. a can do this it can be brought up that could be made that can become credible and the polarization between these 2 people these 2 polarizing figures can be broken and someone from the center can make it to the 2nd round of of the elections very little time left here and i would ever sort of think of it as sums vessels and says here let me start with just have a top of the judge's order verse that decisions in this supreme court widely seen as a right as a manifestation of the polarization in the country between the far right and and the left this culture war between the left and the far right what is going to be as ratification of the future brazil. well i wouldn't say that we're seeing the

cultural war between the left and the far right but between the far right and everyone else because right now like you said they stop us mint sentiments is not here anymore actually people want the state to be present and to tackle the spends amec what's what most are not who has failed to do congress has essentially cornered him and says either he changes his the meaning or or maybe congress will resort to better else ok so. i don't believe that will so now this cheney has the minaret think we can see the situation degrading much further between or anything gets better polly have to think hc over 19 and the resources that were put into place to finance the economy over the last few months are most likely going to dry up in the upcoming weeks what are the chances for ball so now to get his act together and move forward in less than a minute please i am not budget i'm not optimistic about that because he doesn't believe in science he is incompetent as administrate has evolved.

and he will continue to try to find temporary solutions maybe disbursement move more money to the people that could help create a spoken larry but. hopeless at last question turn is on is a this is a country that has thought it was beset by the military junta for quite some time in a spouse and then this was this transition into democracy and now with the far right in in the government people are pretty much concerned about what might happens next if the divide continues in the country how do you see it. well and that what i tend to disagree with my from all those who pearl i think that what both one hour will be trying to do if things get continue getting bad for him is to play the far right and to try to create

a movement in brazil to really throw the institutions where the democratic institutions with the 12 pledged i sincerely hope these results happen and i sincerely hope that's my difference in brazil result is that but that's my fear from here from the from from morocco something as lovely as that can be and the big question is whether or not a civil will be able to stage a political comeback his reputation massively tarnished back into 1017 however he says he would have some weeks to talk to the people before coming up with a decision whether or not he will go for the 2022 election in the meantime we appreciate your contribution gustavo ribeiro apollo all such terrible news out of us i thank you very much indeed looking forward to talking to in the near future thank you for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our website al-jazeera dot com for further discussion go to our facebook page that's facebook dot com for was last a.j. inside story you can also join the conversation on twitter our handle is at a.j.

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