Fachin lifts secrecy on audio that could invalidate JBS plea bargains.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin has just decided to lift the secrecy surrounding the JBS recording, which prompted the opening of the review process of the plea bargain agreement of Joesley Batista, Ricardo Saud, and Francisco Assis e Silva, whistleblowers linked to JBS. The recording is about four hours long and should be released tonight. In the recordings, it is possible to hear how Joesley and the JBS directors acted to obtain the plea bargain agreement with the Attorney General's Office (PGR). In the dialogues, the whistleblowers report alleged influence over former public prosecutor Marcelo Miller, who was part of the team of the Attorney General of the Republic, Rodrigo Janot.
Brazil Agency - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin has just decided to lift the secrecy surrounding the JBS recording, which prompted the opening of a review process of the plea bargain agreement of Joesley Batista, Ricardo Saud, and Francisco Assis e Silva, whistleblowers linked to JBS. The recording is approximately four hours long and is expected to be released later tonight.
In the recordings, it is possible to hear how Joesley and the JBS directors acted to obtain the plea bargain agreement with the Attorney General's Office (PGR). In the dialogues, the informants report alleged influence over former public prosecutor Marcelo Miller, who was part of the team of the Attorney General of the Republic, Rodrigo Janot.
The Attorney General's Office suspects that Miller acted as a "double agent" during the plea bargain process. He was at the prosecutor's office during the negotiation period and left his position to work at a law firm representing JBS.
On Monday (4), when announcing the opening of the process to review the plea bargains, Janot said that even if the benefits of the informants are cancelled, the evidence against the people mentioned must be maintained. However, the final decision rests with the Supreme Court.