Public Prosecutor's Office investigates Eunício's appointments at Banco do Nordeste.
The appointments of seven executives to BNB (Banco do Nordeste) —controlled by the PMDB party of Senate President Eunício Oliveira (CE)— are under scrutiny by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, which is analyzing whether the selection of these directors complies with the State-Owned Enterprises Law. “The law prohibits political patronage. If this occurred at BNB, I will file a lawsuit to determine their immediate removal from office,” says prosecutor Oscar Costa Filho. His analysis will consider, for example, how many resumes were evaluated before the final selection of the director.
247 - More political appointments of Michel Temer's allies are under scrutiny. Just as happened at the Post Office, the directors of the Banco do Nordeste appointed through political patronage may also be forced to leave their posts. The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office is analyzing whether the selection of the seven executives complies with the State-Owned Enterprises Law. "The law prohibits political patronage. If this occurred at BNB, I will file a lawsuit to determine their immediate removal from office," says prosecutor Oscar Costa Filho. His analysis will consider, for example, how many resumes were evaluated before the final selection of the director.
The information comes from the Estadão newspaper column.
"BNB is controlled by the PMDB party of the Senate president, Eunício Oliveira (CE). The bank has already sent the directors' resumes to the prosecutor."
At the Post Office, 6 of the 9 directors removed from their positions by the courts in January have returned to their posts. The court overturned the injunction, accepting the argument that the measure had paralyzed the agency.