Lava Jato prosecutor refutes Augusto Aras's claims and says that 'what was lacking was transparency on Bolsonaro's part' in the selection of the Attorney General.
After the Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Aras, stated in a live broadcast that "it is time to correct course so that Lava Jato-ism does not endure," Lava Jato prosecutor Roberson Pozzobon countered by saying that "the transparent selection process from a shortlist of three" for the appointment of the Attorney General "was and is lacking."
247 - after the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR), Augusto Aras, stated In a live broadcast stating that “it’s time to correct course so that Lava Jato-ism doesn’t endure”, prosecutor Roberson Pozzobon, a member of the Lava Jato task force in Curitiba, countered the statements this Wednesday morning (29), saying that “the transparent selection process from a shortlist of three” for the appointment of the Attorney General “was and is lacking”. The information is from the newspaper The State of S. Paul.
"The transparent selection process from a shortlist of three candidates, voted on, preceded by the presentation of proposals and debates by the candidates, which was set aside, is sorely missed," the prosecutor wrote on his Twitter profile.
The former Minister of Justice under Jair Bolsonaro and former judge in the Lava Jato operation. Sergio Moro also used his social media on Wednesday to defend the operation. which launched him to stardom.
"I am unaware of any illicit secrets within the scope of Lava Jato. On the contrary, the Operation has always been transparent and its decisions have been confirmed by second-instance courts and also by higher courts, such as the STJ and STF," Moro stated.