Kakay: The Army will not accept militias governing Brazil.
Criminal lawyer Antônio Carlos de Almeida Castro, known as Kakay, stated to TV 247 that the investigation surrounding the Queiroz case may not directly implicate Jair Bolsonaro, but certainly, if the close relationship between the clan and militias is proven, it will distance the Armed Forces from the government. "The Brazilian general staff will never allow themselves to be controlled by a militia group." Watch.
247 - One of Brazil's leading criminal defense lawyers, Antônio Carlos de Almeida Castro, known as Kakay, spoke to TV 247 about the consequences of the arrest of Flávio Bolsonaro's former aide, Fabrício Queiroz, and the possible developments in the investigation. Kakay stated that Queiroz's arrest was certainly not solely due to his involvement in the embezzlement scheme in Flávio's office at the Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly (Alerj), as this alone would not be sufficient grounds for imprisonment, but rather due to his involvement with Rio de Janeiro's militias.
The lawyer emphasized, during the Boa Noite 247 program, that if the investigation reveals the relationship between the Bolsonaro family, Queiroz, and the militias, the Armed Forces will abandon the government. “I firmly believe that the Brazilian Army, which fulfills an institutional role—of course, not the role they want to assign it with that vulgar interpretation of Article 142 of the Constitution—but it is interesting to see that the Army, which has the duty to maintain stability, including that of the Presidency of the Republic, will not accept the militia coordinating Brazil. This is the most important point of reflection that I think we have to make. If this inquiry clearly reveals the power of the militia, we will have to have another type of reflection in society. The Brazilian general staff will never accept being tutored by a militia group. I think that when this pot starts to be uncovered, a lot will come to light.”
Kakay also said that arrests of such magnitude as Queiroz's don't happen in Brazil solely for involvement in embezzlement schemes. He believes there are more serious issues involved, such as organized crime. “The least serious aspect of this process is the issue of the 'rachadinha' scheme. 'Rachadinha' is institutionalized in the lower ranks of most Brazilian state assemblies, and you don't see anyone being arrested because they're facing charges related to it. I've been a lawyer for 40 years and I don't know of a single case where someone was arrested solely for dealing with 'rachadinha'. The arrest warrant mentions obstruction of justice, meaning there's an investigation into a criminal organization. The crime of obstruction of justice is very serious. So we have to consider that perhaps a much more serious case has emerged, which is the militia. That's the big discussion. Perhaps the question we used to ask, 'Where is Queiroz?', can answer another remaining question: who killed Marielle? This arrest isn't because of 'rachadinha'; perhaps we've reached the beginning of a thread in the tangled web.”
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