The PT (Workers' Party) reportedly had a plan to summon only Marconi.
Under the pretext of focusing the investigation on Cachoeira's criminal gang, the commission summoned a dozen suspects who have a direct relationship with the governor of Goiás. The Workers' Party rapporteur of the CPI, Deputy Odair Cunha, is allegedly responsible for this strategy.
247 – The PT (Workers' Party) is allegedly plotting to restrict the summoning of governors to the Cachoeira CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) to Marconi Perillo, of the PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party). This is revealed by journalist Josias de Souza. In his blog, he details the plan that would be executed by Congressman Odair Cunha. "Under the pretext of concentrating the investigation on Carlinhos Cachoeira's gang, the CPI approved the summons of 51 suspects. A dozen of them have a direct connection to the trouble engulfing Perillo."
Read Josias de Souza's post:
Behind the postponement of the analysis of the requests to summon governors to the Cachoeira CPI lies a plan by the PT (Workers' Party). A strategy that the PT rapporteur of the commission, Deputy Odair Cunha, is executing methodically.
The vote was postponed in order to restrict the summons to Governor Marconi Perillo (PSDB) of Goiás. The intention is to spare only Governors Agnelo Queiroz (PT) of the Federal District and Sérgio Cabral (PMDB) of Rio.
The PT adjusts its tactics in weekly meetings. As reported here, PT representatives in the CPI had been plotting to postpone the debate on the governors since last week. In a meeting held on Tuesday (15), the decision was made.
At this meeting, data that the PT has already collected against Perillo was analyzed. Information extracted from the Federal Police investigations kept in the CPI's vault. Based on these indications, the agenda for this Thursday's meeting (17) was constructed.
Under the pretext of focusing the investigation on Carlinhos Cachoeira's gang, the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry approved the summons of 51 suspects. A dozen of them have a direct connection to the trouble engulfing Perillo.
Without fanfare, the PT included names like Jayme Rincon, a collector of electoral funds; and Leonardo Almeida Ramos, Cachoeira's nephew who signed three checks that paid for a house sold by Perillo – where the racketeer was arrested.
The PT hopes to assemble a team capable of making Perillo's summons unavoidable by the middle of next month. Simultaneously, they will hammer home the argument that there is a lack of evidence to justify Agnelo and Cabral's presence on the CPI. This strategy is being executed in partnership with the PMDB.
Few people understood the meaning of the first sentence of the text message sent by Cândido Vaccarezza (PT-SP) to Governor Sérgio Cabral. Typed during a session, the message was filmed by SBT. It began like this: “The relationship with the PMDB will sour in the CPI…”
The comment stems from Vaccarezza's irritation with the PMDB's behavior in the CPI, which was contrary to what had been agreed upon. At a time when the PT was taking up arms to confine the investigation to the Midwest, the PMDB was divided between silence and defending the summoning of Fernando 'Delta' Cavendisch Cavendish, a figure who links Cabral to the scandal.
As if determined to reassure Cabral, Vaccarezza made it clear that the PT would not abandon him: “But don’t worry. You are ours and we are yours (sic).”