Celso de Mello decides with the STF's communications team how the video of the meeting will be released.

247 - Minister Celso de Mello met with the communication team of the Supreme Federal Court to define the logistics for releasing the video of a ministerial meeting between Jair Bolsonaro and members of the government that took place on April 22. The information comes from journalist Cristiana Lobo, commentator for Globonews. The expectation is that the video will be released by the end of the afternoon of this Friday (22).

One of the discussions is whether the video will be released along with the decision to publish it on the platform. fullThe meeting, as defined by the minister, would have taken place at a later time. It was reportedly marked by profanity, arguments between ministers, the announcement of the distribution of positions to the Centrão (a group of center-right political parties), and Jair Bolsonaro's threat of mass layoffs if the government's agenda was not defended. 

"At the meeting, Bolsonaro requested interference in the Federal Police," stated then-Minister of Justice and Public Security Sérgio Moro in a press conference on April 24th. At that time, the former judge resigned after Bolsonaro dismissed Maurício Valeixo from the General Directorate of the Federal Police. "The president told me he wanted to have a personal appointee to have personal information. And that's not the function of the Federal Police," said Moro, pointing out... liability crime of Bolsonaro. 

Minister Celso de Mello had authorized the opening of an inquiry to investigate Moro's accusations. Cornered by the investigations, Bolsonaro stated this Thursday (21) in a social media broadcast that this is not the case for to make public The full content of the meeting video. "I only ask, don't release the entire tape," he said.