"Infamous and disloyal," Perillo reacts to Época's allegations.

247 – While Senators Randolfe Rodrigues (PSOL-AP) and Pedro Taques (PDT-MG) announced that they would file a request on Monday afternoon, the 16th, to summon the Governor of Goiás, Marconi Perillo (PSDB), to the Cachoeira CPI, Perillo himself issued a statement through the government's press office, classifying as "infamous and disloyal" the assertion made in this week's Época magazine that on-time payments to the construction company Delta corresponded to commissions paid to the Goiás government.

The senators' request aims to summon Perillo to the CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) as a defendant. They also intend to ask the president of the Joint CPI, Senator Vital do Rêgo (PMDB-PB), to hold an extraordinary meeting this week so that Perillo's summons can be voted on. If the meeting does not take place, the request can only be considered by the parliamentarians who are part of the CPI after the recess, in August.

Below is a news article published by the G1 portal regarding the reaction of the governor of Goiás to the accusations made in the Época report:

The governor of Goiás, Marconi Perillo (PSDB), classified as "infamous and disloyal" the statement of an alleged agreement for the current state government to pay the invoices of the company Delta on time. In a note sent to the press this Monday (16), he reaffirmed that he did not discuss the sale of the house with the construction company nor with the racketeer Carlos Augusto Ramos, Carlinhos Cachoeira, arrested by the Federal Police during Operation Monte Carlo.

In this week's edition, Época magazine presents wiretaps recorded by the Federal Police that, according to the report, would prove the links between Cachoeira's scheme and the governor of Goiás. According to the publication, the negotiation for the sale of the house was linked to the release of funds for the construction company.

In the statement, the politician claims that the payments mentioned by the magazine refer to a vehicle rental contract, signed by the previous government, and are made on an ongoing basis, as they are regular services. Delta receives R$ 3,2 million monthly from the Goiás state government, according to the vehicle rental contract.

The current administration "rigorously and punctually fulfills its commitments to suppliers and service providers," says the government's response, which denies favoritism towards the company linked to Cachoeira.

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The sale of the house that belonged to Perillo, where Cachoeira was arrested, in a luxury condominium in Goiânia, continues to be the subject of controversy. New transcripts, published in the magazine, show the racketeer worried about leaving the property.

"Regarding the sale of the house, all accounts given by those involved in the transaction confirm what Governor Marconi Perillo has stated since he first spoke about the matter," the statement says. The text further states that if former city councilman Wladimir Garcez (PSDB), the alleged initial buyer of the property, discussed the matter with other people, he was unaware of it.

Regarding the checks used to pay for the property, the politician reaffirmed that it is not his responsibility, "like any other person who is disposing of an asset," to investigate the origin of the funds. The house was paid for with checks from the company of the mother of one of Cachoeira's nephews.

The statement also criticizes "a group within the CPMI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) that is trying to transform it into a court of exception with only one target: the governor of Goiás." Perillo claims to be suffering political persecution for being an opponent of the PT (Workers' Party).