Lula's convictions annulled in Brazil, raising chance of 2022 run

Details: Justice Edson Fachin ruled that a court in the southern city of Curitiba lacked the authority to try Lula on corruption charges, stating that Lula must be retried in federal courts in the capital Brasilia.

• Lula was convicted of accepting bribes in exchange for public contracts in 2018. He spent a year and a half in jail until the Supreme Court decided he could appeal his case without serving a sentence.
• His legal team said Monday the judge's decision affirms that Lula is innocent, per Reuters.

For the record: Lula and his supporters have argued that the criminal cases that led to his downfall were politically driven.

• Leaked conversations in 2019 showed that the judge who oversaw Lula's case gave prosecutors guidance on strategy in violation of rules of conduct.

Of note: Bolsonaro told reporters Monday he hoped the decision would be overturned by the full Supreme Court, according to Reuters.

• The office of Brazil's prosecutor general said it plans to appeal the decision.

The big picture: Lula, who remains well-loved by the working class, is the only one of 10 potential 2022 candidates who outperformed Bolsonaro in a survey published last week, per Reuters.