Temer: Chalita has 'unassailable ethics'
A PMDB congressman is accused by systems analyst Ricardo Grobman of receiving bribes during his time as head of the São Paulo Education Secretariat; the whistleblower was affiliated for six months with Gilberto Kassab's PSD party, an enemy of Chalita; "he will emerge victorious from these accusations made by a single person," said the vice-president.
247 – Suspected of corruption, illicit enrichment, and overpricing of public contracts, Congressman Gabriel Chalita (PMDB-SP) was defended by Vice President Michel Temer: "I know Chalita well. A man of unassailable ethics. I am sure that he will provide all the necessary clarifications. And he will emerge victorious from these accusations made by a single person," he said at FGV in Rio.
In total, 11 investigations against Chalita are examining information provided by systems analyst Roberto Grobman, who presents himself as a former advisor to the politician from the time he headed the São Paulo Department of Education, and who accuses him of receiving bribes.
Recently, the whistleblower was linked to the PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party) congressman Walter Feldman (Read more about the case.Later, the former Director of Technology at the Foundation for the Development of Education (FDE), Milton Leme, who worked for Chalita when he was Secretary of Education in Geraldo Alckmin's government, revealed that Feldman had offered him R$ 500 to finance the accusations against the PMDB member.
Now, some information published in the journalist's column. Sonia RacyAccording to an article in the newspaper O Estado de S.Paulo, Grobman was affiliated for six months with the PSD party of Gilberto Kassab, Chalita's enemy. The article states that a few months after joining the party, the systems analyst made the complaint.
According to the Attorney General of the Republic, Roberto Gurgel, some of the accusations against the congressman may be dismissed. "Initially, I think there may be something that can be eliminated," he declared, upon leaving a session of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) this afternoon. The Attorney General did not give a deadline for presenting his conclusions.