Experts interviewed by Terra clarify the situation of the singer, investigated as part of Operation Integration
The Court of Justice of Pernambuco has revokedthis tuesday, 24, the preventive arrest warrant against the singer Gustavo Limaas well as the suspension of the passport and the gun registration certificate in the artist’s name.
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Following the new decision that Gusttavo Lima benefited from in the context of Operation Integration, which investigates an alleged money laundering scheme linked to gambling, the Earth he consulted legal experts to clarify the artist’s situation and whether he could still be arrested.
The 35-year-old artist was in the United States on Monday 23, when Judge Andrea Calado da Cruz, of the 12th Criminal Court of Recife, issued a preventive arrest warrant against him, at the request of the Civil Police of Pernambuco.
Lawyer Bruno Dallari Oliveira Lima, criminal lawyer at Oliveira Lima & Dall’Acqua Advogados, explains Gustavo Lima remains free, as investigated in Operation Integration.
“According to media reports, his request for pre-trial detention [Gusttavo Lima] there were other facts, such as the seizure of the passport, the loss of the registration of the weapon and, from what everything indicates today, it seems that all these provisions have been revoked without the application of an alternative precautionary measure”, the jurist began.
“Considering that, in fact, this is what happened, Gusttavo Lima is a free man because he has only one investigation against him. He can travel, he can move anywhere, he can live a normal life, he is just a person who is under investigation,” Oliveira Lima reinforced.
For Judge Andrea Calado da Cruz, the singer gave ‘hostel to fugitives’, demonstrating ‘an alarming lack of consideration for justice’.
The criminal lawyer underlines it It is necessary that the investigation presents new incriminating facts in order for there to be a new arrest request against the singer.
“The police cannot simply file a new request for arrest because the previous one was simply revoked. There should be a new fact that gives rise to this new request for arrest. Let me give you an example: suppose the police find a telephone conversation that shows that Gusttavo Lima was aware of an escape. This would be a new fact and, yes, it can be used to request the arrest, but it must be a new fact, not a simple indication,” Oliveira Lima said.
The criminologist Eugênio Malavasi considers the already revoked request for preventive detention against Gustavo Lima to be ‘illegal’.
“The emphasis that I make from the outside, as a lawyer who has carried out an analysis from the outside, is in my opinion the total illegitimacy of the reasons expressed in the decision that decreed the preventive detention”, he stated, continuing:
“In my opinion, this arrest violates not only the procedural dictates, which establish this type of restrictive precautionary measure which is preventive detention, a provisional detention therefore, before the courts declare him guilty. He has not even been reported, so he is only and exclusively under investigation”, Malavasi reiterated.
“The reason why this arrest, in my opinion, is absolutely illegal is that it violates procedural rules, violates the Code of Criminal Procedure and, above all, the Federal Constitution, which establishes the presumption of innocence as a constitutional principle,” the criminologist concluded.
What Gustavo Lima’s defense says
In a note sent to EarthGusttavo Lima’s defense said they accepted the measure “with great calm and a sense of justice.”
Once again, the singer’s lawyers have reinforced their dissatisfaction with the decision made by Judge Andrea Calado da Cruz, of the 12th Criminal Court of Recife, and have stated that “it has established a series of presumptions contrary to everything that has already been presented in the case, contradictory, including the statement of the Public Prosecutor’s Office on the case.”
The statement also stressed the innocence of the compatriot: “Gustavo Lima’s relationships with the companies under investigation were strictly for the exploitation of the image and resulted from the sale of an airplane. Everything happens legally, through banking operations, declarations to the competent bodies and registration with the ANAC. These contracts included several compliance clauses and were signed long before it was possible to know of the existence of an ongoing investigation.”
What happened to Gustavo Lima?
The 35-year-old singer was arrested on Monday afternoon, the 23rd, as part of Operation Integration, which is investigating an alleged money laundering scheme linked to gambling. The operation is the same that arrested lawyer and influencer Deolane Bezerra, who was released from prison this Tuesday.
The preventive arrest warrant was issued by Judge Andrea Calado da Cruz, of the 12th Criminal Court of Recife, who accepted the request of the Civil Police of Pernambuco.
“It is imperative to emphasize that Nivaldo Batista Lima [nome verdadeiro de Gusttavo Lima]harboring fugitives, demonstrates an alarming lack of regard for justice. Your extensive financial relationships with these individuals, which include suspicious movements, raise serious questions about your involvement in criminal activity. Your company’s connection to the money laundering network suggests a commitment that cannot be ignored,” the judge wrote in the document.
At the time, Gusttavo Lima’s defense called the decision “unjust and without any legal basis” and said it would spare no effort to prove the innocence of its compatriot.
Source: Terra
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