The Attorney General's Office argues that the accusation of extortion committed by Moro and Dallagnol against Tacla Duran should be judged by the Supreme Court.
In testimony to Judge Eduardo Appio, lawyer Rodrigo Tacla Duran denounced having paid to avoid being arrested in the Lava Jato operation.
247 - The Attorney General's Office (PGR) stated this Monday (10) that it is in favor of continuing the investigation into accusations made by lawyer Rodrigo Tacla Duran about an extortion he allegedly suffered when current senator Sergio Moro (União-PR) and federal deputy Deltan Dallagnol (Podemos-PR) acted as judge and prosecutor of Operation Lava-Jato, respectively.
According to information published in the Machiavelli columnIn Veja magazine, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office issued its position in a petition that is being confidentially analyzed by the Supreme Federal Court (STF), under the reporting of Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, who sent the case files to the body for his opinion.
In testimony to federal judge Eduardo Appio on March 27, Duran stated that he deposited US$613 to a lawyer connected to Rosangela Moro, wife of Sergio Moro, in 2016. The purpose of the payment was allegedly to secure a plea bargain from Tacla Duran, a fact known to then-prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol of the MPF-PR (Federal Public Prosecutor's Office of Paraná). Upon discontinuing the payments, Duran was allegedly targeted for an arrest warrant issued by Moro.
Residing in Spain, lawyer Rodrigo Tacla Duran will return to Brazil next Thursday, the 13th, when he will be heard in person by Appio and a member of the Attorney General's Office. Tacla Duran promises to bring evidence to the investigation.
In his defense, Moro requested the recusal of Eduardo Appio.The parliamentarian had also requested that the case involving Tacla Duran's complaint should not be referred to the Supreme Federal Court.
Last month, Dallagnol stated on social media that Judge Eduardo Fernando Appio "believed" in an accused who "tried to deceive Lava Jato authorities." "Guess who believed one of the accused who most tried to deceive authorities in Lava Jato? None other than the Lula-supporting and media-savvy judge Eduardo Appio, who doesn't even try to hide his attempt to retaliate against those who, unlike him, fought against corruption," he stated on his Twitter profile.