Judges have decided that the apartment in the city of Guaruja was promised to da Silva as a kickback from construction company OAS. He is still appealing his conviction and sentence of 12 years and one month.
Homeless movement organizer Guilherme Boulos said in a statement that da Silva’s arrest is a judicial farce and that protesters have the right to stay if the apartment indeed belongs to the former president.
Boulos is a key ally of da Silva’s and recently affiliated with a leftist party to run for president in October’s election.
