Lurian Lula also received special passport from the Foreign Ministry

MATHEUS LEITÃO
BRASILIA

Lurian Cordeiro Lula da Silva, daughter of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is the eighth member of the family discovered with the benefit of a diplomatic passport. The document was issued by the Foreign Ministry in 2007 as well as an exception for "country's interest."

The report asked the Foreign Ministry for five days, but today only a spokesperson for the ministry confirmed the issue.



Lurian with Lula, are five sons of former president who won a diplomatic passport from the Foreign Ministry

In reports published in the last seven days, the newspaper revealed that three children and four grandchildren of ex-president - Marcos Claudio da Silva, 39, and Claudio Luis Lula da Silva, 25, Fabio Luis Lula da Silva, 35, and Sandro Luis Lula da Silva, 32, - received the superpassaporte.

The decree 5978/2006, which governs the grant provides for the red passport to presidents, vice presidents, cabinet ministers, parliamentarians, heads of diplomatic missions, diplomatic officials, ministers of higher courts, the attorney general's office, attorneys general , former presidents and their families (children up to 21 to 24 years in the case of student or disabled).

The family of Lula could not get passports because they were over 24 years from the date of grant.

Because of the reports of the Sheet, the public prosecutor requested the annulment of the benefit and well as the OAB (Ordem dos Advogados, Brazil), or a list containing the names of all persons who had diplomatic passports granted during the period 2006 to 2010 .

Such steps must be completed within 60 days.

Without giving details, the Foreign Ministry said it will revise the rule to grant the special document. Benefits include access to the input queue separate and more lenient treatment in most countries, the visa becomes dispensable. The document is taken without cost.

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