Ethics Committee opens two proceedings against Moreira Franco.
The Minister of the General Secretariat, Wellington Moreira Franco, will face two proceedings from the Ethics Commission of the Presidency of the Republic; the first is for favoritism towards the companies Bertin and Odebrecht when he was still vice-president of Caixa Econômica Federal; the second is due to a conflict of interest: when Moreira Franco was at CEF, his son Pedro was an executive at Odebrecht.
247 - The Public Ethics Commission of the Presidency of the Republic opened two proceedings this Monday (18) against the Minister of the General Secretariat, Wellington Moreira Franco, due to accusations in the complaint filed by the former Attorney General of the Republic, Rodrigo Janot, with the Supreme Federal Court last week.
In the "PMDB gang" investigation, Moreira is accused of acting in favor of the companies Odebrecht and Bertin (meatpacking company) when he held the vice-presidency of Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF). The second accusation is for a possible conflict of interest, since Moreira Franco's son, Pedro, worked as an executive for Odebrecht when his father was an executive at Caixa. Temer is also part of the gang.
At the same meeting, the Commission decided to issue an "ethical warning" to the Press Secretary of the Presidency, Márcio de Freitas Gomes. While still working in the Vice-Presidency's office, Freitas allegedly received funds from the Ulysses Guimarães Foundation, an institution linked to the PMDB party. The punishment has no practical effect.
The Commission reviewed other cases involving members of the government. In the case of the Chief of Staff, Eliseu Padilha, it decided to request clarifications because his name appeared "peripherally" in the proceedings against former minister Geddel Vieira Lima for obstruction of justice. No proceedings were initiated against Padilha.