Alexandre Pires breaks silence on allegations of involvement in illegal mining

This Tuesday the 5th Alessandro Pires spoke for the first time about allegations that he was involved in an illegal mining project.

In a note sent to Quem, the criminal lawyer Luiz Flavio Borges D’Urso of the singer declared that the singer is innocent.

“We underline that the aforementioned singer and composer is one of the most important references of Brazilian music, having a long and impeccable artistic career. Alexandre Pires was caught by surprise by the recent operation of the Federal Police which unduly implicated his name”He said.

“Finally, we underline that the singer and composer Alexandre Pires has never committed any crime, which will be duly demonstrated during the investigations, reaffirming his trust in Brazilian justice”, the statement concluded.

Alexandre Pires is under investigation by the Disco de Ouro operation, last Monday, 04. The Federal Police carried out searches on the ship he was on, in Santos, on the coast of São Paulo, arresting his businessman, Matteo Possebonand also Cristiano Costa dos Santosresponsible for illegal mining in Roraima.

Source: Terra