Brazilian congressman will go to the Supreme Court regarding the Petrobras CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry).
Maurício Quintella (PR-AL), one of the authors of the request for investigation against the company in the Chamber of Deputies, sees urgency after Época magazine's "bombshell" story about alleged shady deals involving public funds for PMDB politicians. Lobbyist João Augusto Henriques, who allegedly revealed to journalist Diego Escosteguy the existence of a bribery scheme to finance political campaigns, including that of President Dilma, released a statement denying his testimony.
247 - Congressman Maurício Quintella (PR-AL) stated this Sunday that he will appeal to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) this week to have the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) into Petrobras established. According to Quintella, the allegations of misappropriation of funds from Petrobras' international contracts for politicians from the PMDB party, published this weekend by the magazine "Época," broaden the possibilities for investigation in the Chamber of Deputies.
The "bombshell" is already shrouded in controversy. Lobbyist João Augusto Henriques, who allegedly revealed to journalist Diego Escosteguy the existence of a bribery scheme at Petrobras intended to finance political campaigns, including that of President Dilma, released a statement denying that he gave such testimony.Understand the case here.)
The request to establish the CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry), with 199 signatures from deputies — 28 more than the minimum required — was filed two and a half months ago, and so far there has been no decision from the Speaker of the House, Henrique Eduardo Alves (PMDB-RN), regarding whether or not there is a fact to be investigated.
Since there is a backlog of requests for a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI), this one is not expected to be established until the end of 2014, unless there is a court decision.