Senators reinforce the chorus in favor of a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission into the Cachoeira case.
The Inquiry Commission, whose opening was requested in the Chamber of Deputies, may include senators; PT leader Walter Pinheiro (left) said that a CPI is the only way for parliamentarians to have access to evidence about the relationship between Demóstenes Torres and Carlinhos Cachoeira; Pedro Taques and Álvaro Dias support it.
Agency Brazil - Given the Supreme Federal Court's refusal to forward information about the investigation involving Senator Demóstenes Torres to the Ethics Council and the Senate's Internal Affairs Office, the possibility of establishing a parliamentary commission of inquiry (CPI) in the National Congress to investigate the allegations against the senator from Goiás has become stronger.
The topic was raised today (9) by the PT leader in the Senate, Walter Pinheiro (BA), who believes that the CPI is the only solution for parliamentarians to have access to evidence of Demóstenes' involvement with the controller of the illegal gambling operation in Goiás, Carlos Augusto de Almeida Ramos, known as Carlinhos Cachoeira.
Through the social network Twitter, Pinheiro announced today that he will mobilize his colleagues to try to establish the commission. "Since the Ethics Council will not have access to documents from the Attorney General's Office regarding Demóstenes, we will collect signatures for a CPI," said the Workers' Party leader.
Other senators also expressed their support for the establishment of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) to investigate the senator from Goiás and the deputies mentioned in the allegations. Senator Pedro Taques (PDT-MT) advocates for the establishment of a joint commission. "Ideally, it would be a joint CPI since there are four federal deputies involved," he said.
According to Taques, Congress needs to go even further and investigate Cachoeira's relationships with other authorities. "It has already been revealed by the press that there is, at the very least, a strange relationship with two state governors, the governor of Goiás [Marconi Perillo] and the governor of the Federal District [Agnelo Queiroz]," said the senator.
The leader of the PSDB party, Senator Álvaro Dias (PR), also declared his support for the creation of a joint parliamentary commission of inquiry (CPMI). According to him, there are many "bigwigs" being protected by the investigation, which is being conducted under judicial secrecy. Furthermore, Dias also emphasized that it is up to Congress to make the "political judgment" of its members, regardless of the course of the judicial investigation.
Asked about his party colleagues' support for the request to create the Joint Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPMI), given that there are also allegations against PSDB deputies, the PSDB leader said that each person is free to decide whether or not to sign the document. "But it's worth remembering that PSDB members have always signed requests for CPIs," he said.
To create a Joint Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPMI), signatures from 27 senators and 171 deputies are required. The collection of signatures has not yet begun, and the request is being prepared by Pinheiro, Taques, and Senator Randolfe Rodrigues (PSOL-AP). The expectation is that the document will be ready by tomorrow so that the three can seek support from their colleagues in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.