Janio: Machado's recordings put Lava Jato against the wall.
Journalist Janio de Freitas states, in an article this Sunday (29), that, unlike what some commentators intend to make it seem, the audios recorded by Sérgio Machado "want Lava Jato to stop operating in one direction and enter the avenues it has blocked until now". "The release of Sérgio Machado's recordings and the fall of Romero Jucá, from PMDB, do not attest to Lava Jato's indifference towards parties, as some commentators claim. Everything in the recordings is solely Machado's work, more from the soul than the body. And it was because of them that Jucá left, despite Michel Temer, and not because of Lava Jato's actions," he says.
247 - Journalist Janio de Freitas states, in an article this Sunday (29), that, unlike what some commentators intend to make it seem, the audios recorded by Sérgio Machado "want Lava Jato to stop moving in one direction and enter the paths that it has blocked until now".
"The release of Sérgio Machado's recordings and the downfall of Romero Jucá, from the PMDB party, do not attest to the Lava Jato operation's indifference towards political parties, as some commentators claim. Everything in the recordings is solely Machado's work, more of his soul than his body. And it was because of these recordings that Jucá was ousted, despite Michel Temer, and not due to any action by Lava Jato," he says.
He points out that, although "those recorded and Sérgio Machado himself are accused by the press of 'trying to obstruct' the progress of Lava Jato, there are two reasons for another interpretation: first, because none of them tried anything, except in newspaper headlines; second, because their words go against the idea of obstruction."
And he adds: "Aécio is the man of the moment," "no one escapes," "in Congress only about five escape," "in the PSDB there's no one left," and so the accounting continues from those who know the inner workings of Congress. But this exposure puts Lava Jato against the wall: instead of obstruction, it indicates how much its members should still be working. Or should have already done."
Janio also recalls "the contribution of Lava Jato, with Lula's forced trip to the airport, the release of his phone calls with Dilma, and Gilmar Mendes' veto of his ministerial appointment, creating the coincidentally suitable climate for Eduardo Cunha's pro-impeachment decision."
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