PGR shared message on WhatsApp status, then deleted it; Minister was summoned to testify in inquiry into Calheiros
The Attorney General of the Republic Augusto Aras published a message this Thursday (May 26, 2022) in which there is a request for a meeting made by the defense of Minister Paulo Guedes (Economy) about a possible waiver of testimony to the PF (Federal Police) .
The content was disclosed in Aras’ status on the WhatsApp messaging app. The feature is used to share texts or images that disappear after 24 hours.
“It would be possible to receive Paulo Guedes’ lawyer, Dr. Ticiano Figueiredo for 5 minutes? Subject: possible dismissal of Paulo Guedes, with the PF, in an investigative process against Renan Calheiros, where Guedes is not a party”says the message. “Yes. We’ll talk on the cell phone and adjust.”also appeared in another status.
The case was revealed by the newspaper Estadão. The prosecutor deleted the messages. Guedes’ testimony was marked within a process that investigates the senator Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL) for alleged involvement in a corruption scheme in the Postalis pension fund, owned by postal workers.
In a note, the PGR said that there was a request for an agenda. “This is a request for a hearing received by the Attorney General of the Republic with a response indicating that steps would be taken to check the feasibility of a future agenda”said the agency.
The lawyer Ticiano Figueiredo, who defends Guedes, had asked, on May 12, to the Federal Supreme Court (STF) for the minister to be excused from appearing at the deposition for stating that he there is not “no relation to the facts found”.
As reported by the lawyer, Guedes received a letter from the Federal Police on April 19 to testify as a declarant (not investigated). The hearing is scheduled for June 1.
“After careful analysis of the public documents of the investigation, it was found that the petitioner has no relation to the object of the investigation. Proof of this is that his name is not mentioned on any page of the file ”said Figueiredo. “In other words, the petitioner is summoned to give a statement about facts that he is not aware of, without also knowing the reason for his summons.”
The case investigating Calheiros is being processed by the Supreme Court under the rapporteurship of Minister Roberto Barroso. Last Thursday (May 19), the magistrate determined that the PGR (Attorney General’s Office) should express its opinion on Guedes’ request. read the intact of dispatch (75 KB).
The Court authorized the opening of an investigation in 2017. At the time, the congressman’s office said be about “a reheated history”. He also denied that there is evidence to support the charge.
According to the PGR, the politician would be part of a scheme that bought papers from shell companies. These firms would be managed by Milton Lyra, appointed as operator of MDB senators. Lyra denies being an intermediary in transferring money to congressmen.
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