Lava Jato: Federal Police investigate Cunha's alleged involvement.

Rio 247 - The Federal Police sent a request to Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki, rapporteur for Operation Lava Jato at the court, for authorization to collect evidence and testify to two more witnesses to clarify the alleged involvement of the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha (PMDB-RJ).

In a document sent to the Supreme Court Justice on April 15th, Federal Police delegate Thiago Delabary requests that the Justice hear testimony from lawyer Francisco José Reis and the president of the PMDB party in Rio, Jorge Picciani, father of the PMDB leader in the Chamber of Deputies, Leonardo Picciani.

An address attributed to Reis, former advisor to Jorge Picciani, is identified as one of the destinations for the delivery of money originating from the corruption scheme investigated in Lava Jato, according to Estadão. The operation is investigating a money laundering scheme involving Petrobras, politicians, and mega-construction companies.

According to money launderer Alberto Yousseff, identified as the leader of the scheme, Eduardo Cunha was one of the beneficiaries of bribes involving a contract for the rental of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel from Samsung and Mitsui. The Speaker of the House allegedly ordered the audits of the contracts after the bribe payments were suspended. Cunha denies having benefited from the scheme and has already refused to testify before the Petrobras Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI).

Investigating officer Thiago Delabary requested an additional 60 days from the Supreme Federal Court to complete investigative procedures.