George Marques: STJ may release Cunha to shield Temer.
Journalist George Marques, from The Intercept Brasil, revealed on his Facebook page a plan that may be underway to protect Michel Temer and stifle the investigations of Operation Lava Jato; Marques wrote that the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) could even release former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha; "Today, everything is being done for the survival and stability of the Temer government. Don't be surprised if the STJ grants habeas corpus and releases Eduardo Cunha from jail. Cunha is a ticking time bomb. He was former Speaker of the Chamber, leader of the PMDB, and very close to Temer. If he wants, Cunha can detail information about suspicious business dealings between businessmen and people in the government. From this one and the previous one," said Marques.
247 - Journalist George Marques, from The Intercept Brasil, revealed on his Facebook page a plan that may be underway to protect Michel Temer and stifle the investigations of Operation Lava Jato. Marques wrote that the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) may even release former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha.
"Today, everything is being done for the survival and stability of the Temer government. Don't be surprised if the Superior Court of Justice grants habeas corpus and releases Eduardo Cunha from jail. Cunha is a ticking time bomb. He was the former Speaker of the House, leader of the PMDB party, and very close to Temer. If he wants, Cunha can provide details about suspicious business dealings between businessmen and people in the government. From this one and the previous one," said Marques.
"Cunha is willing to speak about what he knows, and is waiting for the exact moment to do so. Unfortunately, some kind of lifeline will be thrown to him, in the form of a habeas corpus to the Superior Court of Justice. It's the economy, stupid!", the journalist concluded.
Prison
Former Speaker of the House and expelled congressman Eduardo Cunha (PMDB-RJ) was arrested on October 19, 2016, in Brasília. The decision was made by Judge Sérgio Moro in the case in which Cunha is accused of receiving bribes from an oil exploration contract in Benin, Africa, and of using accounts in Switzerland to launder the money.