Operation Voucher: everyone released
There are no more prisoners linked to the Ministry of Tourism in Macapá.
The Macapá Penitentiary reported that all those arrested in Operation Voucher, by the Federal Police, have been released. The last detainees, 11 people, left prison during the early hours of today. Late last night, the executive secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Frederico Silva Costa, was released. Upon his release, he declined to give an interview. Frederico had to pay bail of R$ 109 to obtain his freedom. Also released were former executive secretary Mário Moysés and the national secretary of Tourism Programs and Development, Colbert Martins Filho.
In total, Operation Voucher had arrested 36 people since Tuesday, including both preventive and temporary detentions. In an interview with the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo after leaving prison, Colbert stated that he will prove his innocence regarding the accusations of involvement in the corruption scheme at the Ministry. "I am absolutely certain of my integrity. I need to prove my innocence to my family and to the country," he said.
Colbert lamented the leak of the photo taken inside the Amapá penitentiary, in which he appears shirtless, holding a prisoner identification tag. "I regret this situation. The important thing is that the privacy of all citizens is protected."