CPI President: It's tough to cut into your own flesh.
Targeted by criticism for a campaign 60% financed with funds from two construction companies accused of involvement in the corruption scheme investigated by Lava Jato, Congressman Hugo Motta (PMDB) says he has a "clear conscience": "I don't know who is responsible for asking for money for my party. I cannot answer for that"; he affirms that he will do what is necessary to punish any guilty parties: "The Petrobras CPI will do what needs to be done. We know it's hard to cut into our own flesh and judge colleagues, but if it has to be done, it will be done."
247 – Appointed by the PMDB party to lead the new Petrobras CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry), Congressman Hugo Motta says he has a “clear conscience,” despite recent criticism. Approximately 60% of his campaign was financed by two construction companies accused of involvement in the corruption scheme investigated by Operation Lava Jato.
“You can’t blame a member of parliament who receives money from the party but doesn’t participate in the fundraising process. I didn’t go after companies to ask for money, I asked my party and my party gave it to me. I don’t know who is responsible for asking for money on behalf of my party. I can’t answer for that,” he said in an interview with Poder Online, by Clarissa Oliveira.
He states that he will do what is necessary to punish any guilty parties: 'What I can guarantee you is that, based on what comes out of this list that will be published by the Attorney General of the Republic, Rodrigo Janot, we will investigate with total impartiality. The CPI will do what needs to be done. We know it's hard to cut into our own flesh and judge colleagues, but if it has to be done, it will be done' (read here).