The Public Prosecutor's Office omitted the relationship between Tacla and Moro's wife.
Federal Judge Sérgio Moro could have been prevented from presiding over the trial of former Odebrecht construction company lawyer Rodrigo Tacla Duran if the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office had not omitted information from the Federal Revenue Service indicating that the Zucoloto law firm, of which Moro's wife was a partner, was a correspondent in the city of Rodrigo's firm; this information had been known to the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office for about two years, and if the Revenue Service document had been attached to the case file, the defendant's defense could have requested Moro's recusal.
Paraná 247 - Federal judge Sérgio Moro could have been prevented from presiding over the trial of former Odebrecht construction company lawyer Rodrigo Tacla Duran if the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office had not omitted information from the Federal Revenue Service indicating that the Zucoloto law firm, of which Moro's wife was a partner, was a correspondent in the city of Rodrigo's firm.
According to journalist Maurício Lima, from the Column RadarAccording to Veja magazine, the information has been in the possession of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office for about two years. Had the tax office document been attached to the case file, the defendant's legal team could have requested Moro's recusal.
The lawyer, who was accused of money laundering and organized crime, was arrested in Spain. He was released shortly afterwards and, as he holds dual citizenship, remains free in the Basque Country.