Federal Police bring Geddel closer to plea bargaining and Temer closer to downfall.
The raid carried out this morning in the office of Congressman Lúcio Vieira Lima (PMDB-BA) makes the plea bargain of Geddel Vieira Lima, Michel Temer's operator and confidant for over two decades, practically inevitable; with no prospect of leaving Papuda prison, Geddel was the key figure in the largest seizure of dirty money in Brazilian history, when R$ 51 million were found in his bunker; now, with his brother also in trouble, the only way to reduce his sentence is to reveal the origin of the money and its recipients on the eve of the consideration of the indictment in which Temer is accused of corruption, obstruction of justice and criminal organization.
Bahia 247 – Imprisoned for just over a month in Papuda, Geddel Vieira Lima, an operator and trusted associate of Michel Temer for over two decades, has only one way to reduce his sentence: to tell what he knows about the R$ 51 million bunker raided by the Federal Police in Salvador.
Geddel was the key figure in the largest seizure of dirty money in Brazilian history, and now his brother Lúcio Vieira Lima (PMDB-BA), another of the orchestrators of the 2016 coup, has also been targeted by a Federal Police raid (read more). here).
This is terrible news for the Presidential Palace, on the eve of the consideration of the charges against Temer, including corruption, obstruction of justice, and organized crime.
Below is a report from Reuters:
(Reuters)- The Federal Police are conducting searches this Monday morning in the office of Congressman Lúcio Vieira Lima (PMDB-BA) in the Chamber of Deputies as part of investigations related to the discovery of 51 million reais in cash in an apartment in Salvador attributed to former minister Geddel Vieira Lima, the congressman's brother, according to TV Globo.
In addition to the searches at the Chamber of Deputies, the Federal Police are also executing warrants at the congressman's residential apartment in Brasília and at two other addresses linked to the parliamentarian in Salvador, Globo added.
Contacted for comment, the Federal Police did not respond immediately.
Last month, the Federal Court of the Federal District sent investigations related to operations involving Geddel to the Supreme Federal Court due to suspicions that his brother, who has privileged jurisdiction, may be involved in the crime of money laundering.
According to the Federal Court of the Federal District, the operation that found the 51 million reais attributed to Geddel in an apartment in Salvador stumbled upon evidence suggesting that Lúcio may also have participated in the crime of money laundering.