The first class of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) already has the majority to make the defendants three PL deputies accused of involvement in the deviations by parliamentary amendments. The process takes place in the virtual plenary and extends until 11 March.
The ministers analyze the complaint of the prosecutor’s office (PGR) against Josimar Maranhãozinho (PL-MA), Pastore Gil (PL-M) e Bosco Costa (PL-SE), currently deputy. The charge underlines that the group has participated in a scheme to deviate resources to a municipality in Maranhão.
The speaker, minister Cristiano Zaninand the ministers Alexandre de Moraes e Cámen Lúcia they have already voted for receiving the complaint. The ministers Flávio Dino AND Luiz Fux They have not yet presented their votes.
How did the alleged deputy scheme worked?
According to PGR, parliamentarians would have requested $ 1.66 million in bribes from the then mayor of San José de Ribamar (Ma) to release $ 6.67 million in federal amendments. The complaint points Josimar Maranhãozinho As the leader of the regime, with influence on the amendments of the other deputies involved.
The investigation also indicates that Bosco Costa used family members for intermediate transfers. The federal police learned that the group required the return of 25% of the values for the health of the Municipality, using armed threats to guarantee payments.
If the complaint is accepted, the deputies become defendants and will be responsible for the crimes of the criminal organization and passive corruption. The criminal action will continue with the collection of evidence, testimonies and interrogations before the judgment of the first class of the Supreme Court.
What do ministers say?
The representative Cristiano Zanin claimed that there is sufficient evidence to receive the complaint. “The accusatory thesis to which the accused referred to this topic was organized architecturally to commit crimes against the public administration collects sufficient elements that authorize, in this regard, the reception of the complaint“.
Minister Alexandre De Moraes stressed that investigations indicate an institutionalized corruption system and said that the people involved “It would be united, with units of projects and purposes, requesting, for themselves or for others, directly or indirectly, due to the public function, an improper advantage“.
Minister Cámen Lúcia accompanied the speaker, but did not reveal the complete vote.
⚖️ @Stf_ofinial It has a majority to approve the plan that gives transparency to the amendments to the Union budget. @Flaviodino It is subject to a referendum in the plenary during the extraordinary virtual session started at 0 hours on Friday (28/2): https://t.co/iq5wuqzfwc… pic.twitter.com/t0euuqau6i
– STF (@stf_ofinial) March 1, 2025
Source: Terra
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