Businessman who mentioned Temer withdraws plea bargain.
One of the owners of Engevix, José Antunes Sobrinho, promised to provide evidence to Lava Jato of a R$ 1 million payment to an intermediary of interim president Michel Temer (PMDB), as a thank you for participating in a R$ 162 million contract with Eletronuclear, related to the Angra 3 power plant; he decided to interrupt negotiations for a plea bargain after, according to his lawyers, being acquitted in one of the operation's cases due to lack of evidence; investigators believe there were other motivations; Sobrinho allegedly held at least two meetings at Temer's office in São Paulo, accompanied by one of Argeplan's partners, João Baptista Lima Filho, to discuss the scheme regarding the bidding process; Temer confirms the meetings but denies illicit payments.
247 - One of the owners of Engevix, José Antunes Sobrinho, who mentioned interim president Michel Temer in the Lava Jato corruption scandal, has withdrawn from the plea bargain agreement.
He promised to provide evidence to Lava Jato of a R$ 1 million payment to an intermediary of interim president Michel Temer (PMDB), as a way of thanking him for his participation in a R$ 162 million contract with Eletronuclear, related to the Angra 3 nuclear power plant. However, he decided to halt the negotiation after, according to his lawyers, being acquitted in one of the operation's cases due to lack of evidence. Investigators believe there were other motivations.
Argeplan, an architecture firm from São Paulo allegedly linked to Temer, won a bid from Eletronuclear to operate the Angra 3 nuclear power plant in 2012. Sobrinho reportedly held at least two meetings at Temer's office in São Paulo, accompanied by one of the company's partners, João Baptista Lima Filho, to discuss matters related to Eletronuclear. The executive claims he paid R$ 1 million to Temer's 2014 campaign under pressure from Lima, who said he was acting on Temer's behalf. The vice president confirms the meetings but denies any illicit payments.