Prosecutor's office will investigate complaint against CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry).
An investigation by the Federal District Attorney's Office was opened based on a complaint filed by the PSDB party; the criminal part of the proceedings will be forwarded to the Attorney General's Office (PGR) because it involves parliamentarians, who have parliamentary immunity; a report in Veja magazine alleges that questions asked during the Petrobras CPI sessions were pre-arranged with witnesses.
From Agência Brasil
The Federal Prosecutor's Office in the Federal District has opened a preliminary investigation into allegations that individuals investigated by the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Petrobras colluded with senators on the committee regarding the questions to be asked during their testimonies. The investigation was opened based on a complaint filed by the PSDB party. The criminal part of the procedure will be forwarded to the Attorney General's Office (PGR) because it involves members of parliament, who have parliamentary immunity.
The case came to light with a report published by Veja magazine. According to the publication, the president of Petrobras, Graça Foster; the former president of the state-owned company, José Sergio Gabrielli; and the former director of the International Area, Nestor Cerveró, "had early access to the questions and were trained to answer the questions" from the commission.
Following the release of the story, based on a video showing three high-ranking Petrobras employees discussing strategies for their testimonies, the Senate established a commission of inquiry to investigate the allegations. The work is expected to be completed within 30 days, a period that can be extended. The chairman of the commission of inquiry, Senator Vital do Rêgo (PMDB-PB), also requested that the Federal Police investigate the allegations of collusion between the state-owned company and senators.