Gurgel views Dirceu's statements with "disbelief"
"Fux is a magistrate with a long career, always marked by honorability, which is not precisely the case with the minister," said the Attorney General of the Republic, in an interview with CBN radio this morning; former minister José Dirceu told Folha that he was "morally harassed" by Luiz Fux, who was from the STJ and wanted a seat on the STF.
247 – The Attorney General of the Republic, Roberto Gurgel, says he received with "absolute disbelief" the statements made by former minister José Dirceu about Supreme Federal Court (STF) minister Luiz Fux. Dirceu told Folha de S.Paulo that he was "morally harassed" for six months by Fux, who was a minister of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) and wanted to occupy a seat on the Supreme Court (read more).
"I receive [the accusation] with absolute disbelief. Fux is a magistrate with a long career, a long life trajectory, always marked by honorability, integrity, and seriousness, which is not precisely the case with the minister," said Gurgel, in an interview given to... radio CBNThis Wednesday morning, according to Dirceu, Fux also promised him that he would acquit him in the 'mensalão' case, for which the Workers' Party member was sentenced to ten years and ten months in prison.
Still in the interview, Gurgel defined the possibility of approval of PEC 37, which aims to reduce the investigative powers of the Public Prosecutor's Office, as a "serious" matter. According to him, Criminal Action 470 would not exist if the PEC were already in effect, since it was the Attorney General's Office that filed the complaint with the Supreme Court. Regarding the appeals being filed by the defense in the 'mensalão' case, Gurgel says they are attempts to postpone what was decided by the court, but will not change the outcome of the trial.
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