"Hello, Demosthenes, how are you?" What if this shows up?
On the ropes, the Attorney General of the Republic tried to create a smokescreen regarding his apparent prevarication in the Demóstenes case; his wife, Claudia Sampaio, paralyzed the investigations of Operation Vegas, claiming she saw no evidence of crimes; could there have been phone calls?
247 – The Attorney General of the Republic, Roberto Gurgel, owes the country an explanation. After all, why on earth did he decide to halt the investigations related to Operation Vegas, carried out in 2009? Worse: why did he accept the suggestion of the Deputy Attorney General of the Republic, Claudia Sampaio, who also happens to be his wife, and say that there was no evidence of crimes in Carlos Cachoeira's activities? In fact, in Cachoeira's world, it was difficult to find evidence of legality. And this was already notorious, because in Brazil there are no "gambling entrepreneurs," as he was defined by Veja magazine. There are illegal gambling operators.
Gurgel is clearly on the defensive. Two days ago, he made an absurd statement: that he is being retaliated against for having denounced the mensalão scandal. In other words, he mixed apples and oranges and sought support among prosecutors and ministers of the Supreme Federal Court. However, one of the court's senior members, Minister Marco Aurélio Mello, classified Gurgel's statement as "extravagant." In his defense, the Attorney General has been trying to argue that there were other priority cases. A prosecutor does not have the right to decide whether or not to open an investigation.
A prosecutor is a guardian of the law. Therefore, if there is a crime, it must be investigated. And quickly. From 2009 to 2012, Cachoeira's gang, supported in Congress by Senator Demóstenes Torres, wreaked havoc on the country. Not only in the illegal gambling world, but also in public works, with infiltrations in the media and various branches of government.
"Hello, Demosthenes, how are you?"
Why is it that, at the beginning of the week, a striking note was published in the Radar column reporting that a new bombshell investigation would be sent to the Supreme Federal Court? The note suggested that several ministers of the STF and STJ could be investigated, as well as other senators.
What is being kept under lock and key in Operation Vegas, shelved by Deputy Attorney General Claudia Sampaio? What are the lost wiretaps from this operation? With whom was Senator Demóstenes Torres speaking so frequently in 200 calls? This is the information that is spreading through the CPI like wildfire.
Hello, Demosthenes, how are you?
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