Judge who used Eike's Porsche is removed from office.
The Regional Inspectorate of the Federal Justice System will investigate Federal Judge Flávio Roberto de Souza, head of the 3rd Federal Criminal Court of Rio de Janeiro, to "investigate evidence of irregularities in the magistrate's actions"; the judge was caught driving one of the cars seized from the businessman and had also ordered that a piano belonging to Eike Batista be kept in the custody of a neighbor.
Akemi Nitahara - Reporter for Agência Brasil
Federal judge Flávio Roberto de Souza, head of the 3rd Federal Criminal Court of Rio de Janeiro, was removed from his post today (5). The unanimous decision was taken by the Special Body of the Regional Federal Court of the 2nd Region (TRF2), which will also open an investigation to "investigate evidence of irregularities in the magistrate's actions".
The decision was made based on facts gathered by the Regional Inspectorate of the Federal Court of the 2nd Region, concerning acts related to criminal proceedings involving businessman Eike Batista and other legal actions. According to the TRF2 press office, the administrative procedure is confidential.
The judge was caught driving one of the businessman's seized cars and had also ordered that a piano belonging to Eike Batista be kept in the custody of a neighbor. On the 26th, the National Justice Inspector, Minister Nancy Andrighi, ordered the removal of Flávio Roberto de Souza from all cases involving businessman Eike Batista.
And this Tuesday (3), the TRF2 declared the judge ineligible to judge the cases related to Eike Batista, in a judgment of an exception of bias presented by the businessman's defense. For the rapporteur of the process, federal judge Messod Azulay, Flávio Roberto de Souza violated Article 36 of the Organic Law of the National Judiciary and violated the principle of judicial impartiality.