The government of Mato Grosso nationalized a college owned by relatives of Gilmar.
Amidst the revelations of former Mato Grosso governor Silval Barbosa (PMDB) in his plea bargain agreement, the unusual acquisition by the Silval government of a private college created by Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes, his sister, and three other partners in the late 90s has drawn the attention of authorities in the political sphere, the Public Prosecutor's Office, and the Judiciary. At a cost of nearly R$ 8 million, the União de Ensino Superior de Diamantino (Uned) became a public institution and stopped charging tuition; it increased its student enrollment, but still operates in precarious conditions, without hiring and with makeshift teachers. There is no evidence that Gilmar participated in the negotiations.
247 - Amid the revelations of former Mato Grosso governor Silval Barbosa (PMDB) in his plea bargain agreement, the name of Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes does not appear among those implicated, but it has attracted the attention of authorities in the political sphere, the Public Prosecutor's Office, and the Judiciary.
According to a report in the newspaper Valor Econômico, investigators have spent the last few days listing questionable episodes from the Silval government that are linked to the Supreme Court Justice. One of the episodes involving Gilmar's name mentioned last week was the unusual acquisition by the Silval government of a private college created by the Justice, his sister, and three other partners in the late 90s.
The Diamantino Higher Education Union (Uned) was established in the small municipality of Diamantino, in the central region of Mato Grosso, the magistrate's hometown and where his father and a brother had previously served as mayors.
Uned operated for 13 years facing difficulties due to non-payment. Until, in 2013, Silval decided to buy it. To do so, he mobilized state deputies who had to approve a rule to give autonomy to the State University of Mato Grosso (Unemat) to carry out the acquisition.
At the time, the Assembly was led by the notorious José Riva (PSD), who faces more than a hundred lawsuits and gained fame as "the biggest crook in the country." At a cost of almost R$ 8 million, the private college became public and stopped charging tuition. The number of students increased, but it still lives in a precarious situation, without a competitive hiring process and with makeshift teachers.
There is no evidence that Gilmar participated in the negotiations. He left the deal years before the transfer. However, at the inauguration ceremony of the state-owned unit, the Supreme Court Justice appeared in Diamantino alongside Silval and Riva. The campus was named after his father, Francisco Ferreira Mendes.
read the report From Valor Econômico on the subject.