Money launderer Youssef appears on the PSB party's jet, which changes its CNPJ (Brazilian tax ID).
One of the installments for the jet in which Eduardo Campos and Marina Silva flew at the beginning of the election campaign was paid for with funds from a company linked to the money launderer Alberto Youssef, arrested in Operation Lava Jato; the Federal Police are investigating whether the aircraft was purchased with undeclared funds from the PSB party; recently, the socialist deputy Júlio Delgado (PSB-MG) requested the removal of André Vargas (independent-PR) alleging that he hitched a ride on a plane belonging to the money launderer; how will the case in which the two presidential candidates from the PSB used a jet paid for with Youssef's funds be handled now? The party changed the CNPJ (Brazilian tax ID) of the campaign's financial committee to try to disassociate Marina from the controversy.
247 – The "ghost plane" used in the presidential campaign of PSB candidates Eduardo Campos and Marina Silva is now linked to a well-known name in the justice system: the money launderer Alberto Youssef. Arrested in Operation Lava Jato, he is accused of leading a money laundering and bribery scheme involving public officials that may have moved R$ 10 billion in recent years.
The Federal Police are investigating whether the aircraft was purchased with funds from the PSB's undeclared campaign contributions. The use of the plane was not included in the party's expense report to the Electoral Court.
Among the 16 bank deposits received by AF Andrade, from Ribeirão Preto (SP), in the sale of the Cessna that crashed with Campos' entourage in Santos, there is one from a company that also did business with a consulting firm belonging to Youssef, considered a shell company by the Federal Police. Andréia Sadi's report indicates that Câmara & Vasconcelos paid R$ 159,9 to AF Andrade (read more). here).
The PSB claims that neither the party nor Campos were aware of Youssef's relationship with one of the companies that made deposits to AF Andrade.
Recently, Socialist congressman Júlio Delgado (PSB-MG) requested the removal from office of André Vargas (independent-PR), alleging that he hitched a ride on a plane belonging to the money launderer.
How will the case in which the two presidential candidates from the PSB used a jet paid for with Youssef's funds be viewed now?
The PSB is trying to distance Marina Silva from the controversy. They even changed the CNPJ (Brazilian tax ID) of the campaign's finance committee to shift responsibility for the case to the late Eduardo Campos. This change is not legally required.