Informant reaffirms $5 million bribe to Cunha.
Julio Camargo confirmed in testimony to the court that he was the beneficiary of a contract to supply a drillship to Petrobras, brokered by Eduardo Cunha, and reaffirmed the payment of US$5 million in bribes to the PMDB politician; "To justify the collection of the amounts, he (Eduardo Cunha) said that he had a bloc of more than two hundred deputies to support," he declared; Camargo said that he had initially denied the information for fear of retaliation.
247 - Lava Jato whistleblower Julio Camargo confirmed in testimony this Monday, August 8th, that he was the beneficiary of a contract to supply a drillship to Petrobras, which was allegedly brokered by suspended congressman and former Speaker of the House Eduardo Cunha (PMDB-RJ).
According to him, Cunha received US$5 million to broker the deal. In his testimony, Camargo said he had initially denied the information for fear of retaliation. The statement, made during a hearing in one of the cases Cunha is facing at the Supreme Federal Court (STF), was made in Cunha's presence.
During his testimony at the Federal Court in São Paulo, Cunha exercised only his right to observe the hearing, without making any statements. Camargo stated that he feared Cunha could harm his family in the "social sphere," in addition to his businesses.
"To justify charging the amounts, he (Eduardo Cunha) said he had a bloc of more than two hundred deputies to support," he stated. Earlier this month, Cunha appeared before whistleblowers and former Petrobras directors Paulo Roberto Costa and Nestor Cerveró, as well as lobbyist Fernando Baiano.