JBS whistleblowers request more time to deliver evidence to the Supreme Court.
Lawyers for JBS executives have asked the Supreme Court for an additional 60 days to deliver supplementary information from the plea bargain agreement of company executives; the request will be analyzed by Minister Edson Fachin, rapporteur for Lava Jato cases at the Court; the initially scheduled deadline ends this Thursday (31).
247 - The lawyers for JBS executives have asked the Supreme Federal Court (STF) for an additional 60 days to deliver supplementary information for the plea bargain agreement signed with the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF). The request will be analyzed by Minister Edson Fachin, rapporteur for the Lava Jato cases in the Court. The initially scheduled deadline ends this Thursday (31).
The defense argues that JBS signed a leniency agreement with the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) with a six-month deadline for the presentation of documents. Furthermore, the lawyers say, extending the deadline would allow for the presentation of "more robust and effective clarifications." The JBS plea bargains, which include those of the company's top executives, brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista, triggered the biggest political crisis of the current government, resulting in Michel Temer being indicted by the MPF for the crime of passive corruption. However, the case was rejected by the Chamber of Deputies.