The appeal hearing regarding the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry has been postponed at the Court of Justice.

Goiás 247_ Scheduled for this Wednesday, the 9th, at the Court of Justice (TJ) of Goiás, the judgment of an appeal against a writ of mandamus that prohibits the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) of the Assembly from investigating the accounts of the Municipalities of Catalão and Aparecida de Goiânia has been postponed.

The Attorney General's Office informs that the decision may be made at the next session of the Court of Justice, to be held between the 20th and 30th of this month. According to the Attorney General's Office, the postponement occurred due to the trip of the case's rapporteur, Judge Carlos França.

The CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) is investigating the relationships between public officials and Carlos Augusto Ramos, known as Carlinhos Cachoeira, and possible irregularities in contracts signed by municipalities in Goiás with the construction company Delta.

The chairman of the CPI, Helio de Sousa (DEM), states that the court's decision is crucial for the Commission. "If there is a decision favorable to the Assembly, the CPI will resume its work as quickly as possible. But otherwise, it will hardly have any reason to continue its activities."

Relator

The rapporteur of the CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry), Deputy Talles Barreto (PTB), emphasizes that a special meeting is scheduled at the Court of Justice of Goiás to judge the procedural appeal. “I believe in the good sense of the Judiciary. The Public Prosecutor's Office itself was in favor of our request. We will oversee those who really needed to be overseen, that is, the municipalities that had more than 95% of their contracts with Delta, which are Aparecida, Anápolis, Catalão, and Águas Lindas.”

According to the rapporteur, the Commission may take new directions once officials from the Court of Accounts of Municipalities (TCM) return and analyze Delta's contracts with city halls. "These are processes that had one, two, or even nine addendums, in addition to waivers of bidding."

The rapporteur also states that the testimony of the racketeer Carlos Augusto Ramos, known as Carlos Cachoeira, before the CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) is not ruled out. “It might be very important. Delta had influence in many municipalities. We'll see who had a relationship with Cachoeira and the construction company. We saw that there was very strong political persecution in the Congressional Joint Parliamentary Inquiry Commission, which was not approved by its majority, disagreeing with this persecution,” he observes.

Extension

On December 12th, the deputies approved, in plenary session, a request presented by President Helio de Sousa, concerning the extension of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry's activities for another 90 days. Deputy José Vitti (DEM) voted against the request.

The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) was scheduled to conclude its activities on January 5th of this year. With the extension of the deadline, it can continue its activities until April 5th. One of the justifications for the extension, according to parliamentarians from the government's base who are part of the CPI, is to await a judicial decision that would allow the deputies to investigate contracts signed between municipalities in Goiás and the construction company Delta.

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On August 27, 2012, the Assembly's Attorney General's Office filed an appeal with the Court of Justice against a preliminary injunction that prevents the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) from investigating contracts between the municipalities of Aparecida de Goiânia and Catalão and Delta Construções, identified as the business arm of the illegal gambling operator Carlos Cachoeira. Simultaneously, the Assembly's attorneys assisting the Commission's work are preparing a defense against the merits of the writ of mandamus.

The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) had its work suspended at its last meeting, held on August 21, 2012. The decision was made due to a writ of mandamus filed in court.

The chairman of the CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) received, at that meeting, via the House Prosecutor's Office, a document from Judge Zacarias Neves Coelho of the Court of Justice, granting a writ of mandamus to the Municipal Chambers of Catalão and Aparecida. Therefore, the Assembly was legally prevented from investigating those municipalities and their contracts signed with funds not originating from state resources.

Deputy Tulio Isac (PSDB) stated that it made no sense for the CPI to continue its work and suggested its suspension. Helio de Sousa put forward for consideration the halting of the Commission's activities at all levels until the opposing arguments regarding the court's decision could be analyzed.

“There would be no way to investigate the relationships of those municipal administrations with the construction company Delta. Therefore, we believe it is prudent to suspend all the Commission's work so that we do not make a mistake,” said Helio de Sousa. Deputy Daniel Vilela (PMDB) defended the injunction, which, according to him, confirmed the opinion expressed by the House prosecutors regarding the Assembly's competencies.

At the last meeting, the members of parliament approved a request authored by Representative Talles Barreto inviting Federal Judge Alderico Rocha Santos to provide details about the investigations. The magistrate was allegedly the target of an attempted blackmail by Andressa Mendonça, the partner of the illegal gambling operator Carlos Cachoeira.