Cabral needs to be investigated.
But it will be handled by the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Federal Police, because nothing will come of it in the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry.
It has long been known that there was a special relationship between the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral, and the contractor Fernando Cavendish, owner of Delta.
It has long been known that Delta has excellent contracts in Rio, including some that were awarded without bidding.
It has long been known that Governor Sérgio Cabral loves to travel abroad and that Paris is his favorite city.
It has long been known that Cabral travels in secret and orders the publication of a false official agenda to pretend he is in Rio.
It has long been known that the Rio de Janeiro government spends a lot of public money on unnecessary trips abroad by the governor, the vice-governor, and the secretaries.
It has long been known that Cabral is a pretentious and tacky nouveau riche.
But in order for any relevant political conclusion to be drawn from all of this, it was necessary for former governor Anthony Garotinho, who is no saint, to release photos of Cabral, the first lady, secretaries, Cavendish, and other businessmen in absolutely ridiculous and inappropriate situations for a public authority.
Vice-President Michel Temer, who is from the PMDB party, the same party as Cabral, is right to say that the photos are not grounds for Cabral to be summoned by the Cachoeira CPI. Not because of the legal arguments alleged, but because Cabral would only be there to make his formal defense, stating that his trips are extremely important for Rio, that he did not spend public money on his dinners and parties in Paris, and denying any benefit to Delta and Cavendish. The parliamentarians would have no way to counter this, except on ethical and aesthetic points.
The relationship between Governor Sérgio Cabral and his secretaries with Delta should be investigated, but by the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Federal Police. Perhaps much more will come to light than has already surfaced in Goiás.
Unnecessary pyrotechnics
Incidentally, speaking of Michel Temer, the vice-president should assert himself and put an end to the excesses of his security detail, as he doesn't need it. At the launch party for the Metro newspaper in Brasília, at a convention center, guests were required to wear a pin on their lapel and had to go through metal detectors, as if they were entering the Presidential Palace. Some even thought Dilma would be there.
But it was only the vice president, who arrived in a flamboyant convoy of five vehicles, while dozens of agents with earpieces were scattered throughout the hall.
Brazilian presidential security is so over the top that it frequently becomes ridiculous.