The 4th Chamber of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office requests an investigation against Salles for crimes of administrative misconduct and malfeasance.

247 - The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF), through its 4th Coordination and Review Chamber, has filed a request with the Attorney General's Office (PGR) and the Attorney General's Office of the Federal District to open an investigation to determine whether the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, committed the crimes of administrative misconduct and malfeasance. 

According to the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF), responsible for environmental issues, there has been a "flagrant violation" of environmental protection since the beginning of the current administration. The complaint also highlights his participation in the ministerial meeting on April 22nd, when he stated that it was necessary to take advantage of the fact that attention was focused on combating the new coronavirus pandemic to “to let the cattle through"in environmental legislation." 

"It is observed that the statements made by the Minister of State during the video reveal a clear intention to promote the deregulation of national environmental law, opportunely during the pandemic, taking advantage of the focus on problems associated with it by the media and the population, in flagrant violation of the principles of Public Administration of morality, efficiency, legality, impartiality and publicity," says the document, according to a report in the newspaper. The Globe. 

According to the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, the legislative change advocated by Salles "will serve the interests of a select segment of society at the expense of the collective."