Pedro Taques, the PSDB governor of Mato Grosso, is mentioned in a corruption scheme.
The governor of Mato Grosso, Pedro Taques (PSDB), was cited in an alleged corruption scheme in the State Education Secretariat, where he allegedly demanded bribes to settle "undeclared" debts from the 2014 campaign; accusations were made by businessman Alan Malouf to the Gaeco (Special Action Group Against Organized Crime) of the State Public Prosecutor's Office; according to him, the governor had approached him to ask for help in his 2014 campaign and that he "asked if he was interested in assuming any position in the Executive branch."
247 - The governor of Mato Grosso, Pedro Taques (PSDB), was cited in an alleged corruption scheme in the State Education Secretariat, where he allegedly demanded bribes to settle "undeclared" debts from his 2014 campaign. The accusations were made by businessman Alan Malouf to the Gaeco (Special Action Group Against Organized Crime) of the State Public Prosecutor's Office. According to him, the governor had approached him to ask for help in his 2014 campaign and that he "asked if he was interested in assuming any position in the Executive branch."
Earlier this month, Pedro Taques hosted federal judge Sérgio Moro as a guest of honor for the launch of a website for the PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party) administration and an event on transparency and the fight against corruption.
As information These are from Folha de S.Paulo.
"Still in his testimony, the businessman said he had no interest in participating in the government. In response, the governor-elect allegedly requested his help again to pay off an undeclared campaign debt."
Malouf also says that when the scheme was discovered, he met twice with the governor at the government headquarters, along with the Chief of Staff, Paulo Taques. The businessman allegedly told them that the scheme was being uncovered, and the governor replied that he would "find a way to resolve it."
The allegations came to light after the arrest of businessman Giovani Guizardi, suspected of being part of a bribery scheme within the ministry to settle campaign debts. He was arrested in May of this year during Operation Rêmora.
The businessman signed a plea bargain agreement with the Public Prosecutor's Office after spending seven months in prison. In his testimony, Guizardi said that Malouf had invested R$ 10 million in Taques' campaign and that, after the election, he had set up a corruption scheme within the government to recover what he called an "investment."
"At the end of 2014, Alan Malouf mentioned that he invested R$ 10 million in the campaign of the current governor, Pedro Taques, an amount that was not declared, and also stated that he would have to recover this invested amount from the State," says an excerpt from his testimony.