Countdown to Demosthenes' removal from office.
After being confined to his residence for days, the senator went to his office only to receive the document informing him of the investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee; he will have ten business days, starting tomorrow, to present his defense.
Agency Brazil - Senator Demóstenes Torres (no party affiliation-GO) was notified in the early afternoon today (11) that he will be investigated by the Senate Ethics Council regarding the allegations published in the press of participation in an illegal gambling scheme run by businessman Carlos Augusto Ramos, known as Carlinhos Cachoeira. Having been confined to his residence for days, Demóstenes Torres went to his office exclusively to receive the document, delivered by the Secretary-General of the Board of Directors, Cláudia Lira.
Once this procedural step has been completed, the parliamentarian will have ten working days, starting tomorrow (12), to present his defense to the Ethics Council. The deadline was set yesterday (10) by the interim president of the council, Antonio Carlos Valadares (PSB-SE).
Earlier, Senator Randolfe Rodrigues (PSOL-AP) told Agência Brasil that yesterday all the leaders of the House agreed on the need for a joint parliamentary commission of inquiry (CPMI) to investigate all the information stemming from Operation Monte Carlo, by the Federal Police, which dismantled the gang that worked with the exploitation of slot machines in Goiás and the Federal District. He also said that the commission will also be responsible for investigating Carlos Cachoeiras' involvement with "public and private entities".
According to him, the PT leader in the Senate, Walter Pinheiro (BA), is negotiating with the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Marco Maia (PT-RS), the specific scope of the investigations. In other words, the points that the Joint Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPMI) will be responsible for investigating.
The PSOL senator also said that the text of the request to convene the Joint Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPMI) should be ready today. Over the next two days, it will be up to the leaders to seek the support of their respective party blocs. "Since the CPMI is a consensus among the leaders of the Chamber and the Senate, there will be no problem in gathering the minimum number of signatures required in both Houses," the parliamentarian believes.