Who is Eduardo Appio, disaffected judge of Moro removed from Lava Jato by TRF-4

Specialist in Constitutional Law, the magistrate was in charge of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba, a position occupied by the current Senator Sérgio Moro at the height of the operation; a marathon runner, he says he is ‘addicted to endorphins’ and passionate about literature and cinema

Before completing four months in office, the judge Eduardo Fernando Appio53 years old, was removed from the post of holder of the 13th Federal Court of Curitibaseat previously occupied by the current senator Sergio Moro (União Brasil-PR) up to Operation Lava Jato. Appio was removed from office with a precautionary measure by the Federal Regional Court of the IV Region after having his conduct investigated and threatening the son of the federal judge Marcello Malucelli.

Eduardo Appio assumed the title of 13th Tribunal in February, after the judge Luigi Antonio Bonatthen to the post office, be promoted to TRF-4 judge. At the time, the processes underway in Curitiba corresponded to 40% of the original harvest of the operation. As shown the Stadiumwhile having critical views on Lava Jato’s conduct, Appio highlighted that he would not “bury” the operation: “Lava Jato in my hand will not die, I will not be the official undertaker of Lava Jato, under any circumstances. I do not accept this role historical”.

Disappointed by Moro and by the accused deputy Deltan Dallagnol, architects of the operation, Appio took on the label of “guarantor” (a term that stood out right in the middle of Lava Jato; it indicates a legal profile that favors the guarantee of individual prerogatives), and became an avowed critic of the methods of the operation: ” Even at the height of Lava Jato, when there was this popular tsunami in favor of the operation, I felt very comfortable, as a professor, criticizing what was happening, because I understood that there were excesses,” he told the time.

The criticisms led to public attacks from Dallagnol, who accused the judge of aligning himself with a “leftist” ideological agenda. At that time, a StadiumAppio denied the link with any political party or movement and retorted the deputy: “Every far-right politician believes that the world is linked to the left”.

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Appio’s loss of office occurred following representation given by the judge Marcello Malucellithat he was involved in cheating in the lawyer’s case Tacla Duran – former defender of the former Odebrecht who accuses Moro and Deltan of acting illegally. The Regional Court suspects Appio’s connection with the ‘threats’ narrated by the son of the judge, the lawyer João Malucelli. João is a partner in the Wolff Moro office, in Curitiba – which also includes the deputy Rosângela Moro and her husband, Senator Moro.

The procedure was confidential. Following the decision to remove Appio, TRF-4 decided to publicize the case, which is under the rapporteur of the regional magistrate, Judge Cândido Alfredo Silva Leal Júnior. The judge will have 15 days to present a preventive defense.

After the decision was made public, Dallagnol defined the removed magistrate as a militant judge. In a tweet, the former public prosecutor referred to the fact that the magistrate used the expression “LUL22? as an acronym for Access to Federal Justice Systems in Paraná. Hours earlier, Appio had said he used the acronym as a form of “isolated protest against an arrest he considered illegal” and that, at the time he used that identification, he was working under the National Insurance Act and the current president was being held in prison in in the middle of Operation Lava Jet.

The removal was publicly announced hours after the magistrate said he admired Lula. Appio said that the president “is a historical figure, very important for the country”. He stressed, however, that such “” admiration does not interfere in their decisions at all “.

Biography

Specialist in constitutional law and born in Rio Grande do Sul, the new judge Lava Jato took over from Luiz Antônio Bonat, who succeeded Moro and now promoted to TRF-4 judge. Prior to taking office, Appio served on the 2nd Appellate Panel of the Federal Special Courts of Paraná, where he dealt with tax law issues.

Marathon runner for 15 years, the judge runs every day: “I’m addicted to endorphins”. He is also a lover of cinema and literature. The favorite author is Philip Roth and the director is Elia Kazan.

Source: Terra

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