The (Superior Court of Justice) received on Wednesday (6) the complaint from the MPF (Federal Public Ministry) against judge Sandra Inês Moraes Rusciolelli Azevedo, investigated by , which investigates judicial sales schemes in western Bahia.
The judge of the Court of Justice of Bahia (TJ-BA) is accused of the crimes of criminal organization, passive corruption and money laundering.
The court maintained the judge’s removal until the trial of the criminal case is concluded. The STJ also received complaints against four other people. Rusciolelli has been away from her position since 2020, due to other procedures arising from the Operation.
Due to the complexity of the scheme, the MPF divided the investigation into several fronts, which generated different complaints, some of which were already received by the Special Court and converted into criminal actions.
According to the MPF, the judge and the other defendants had acted in different processes to serve the interests of an agricultural company, guaranteeing it ownership of rural properties. In return, those involved would receive around R$4 million, of which approximately R$2.4 million would have actually been paid.
The judge’s defense claimed that the decisions she made were lawful and that the family’s assets are compatible with the legally declared income. The defense also maintained that there was no just cause for opening the criminal action and pointed out the alleged nullity of the evidence that supported the complaint.
The minister and case rapporteur Og Fernandes stated that the MPF’s complaint is based on a large amount of evidence collected during the investigations, such as pen drives with dialogues from those involved in the scheme. The investigation also obtained information provided through award-winning collaboration.
Furthermore, the minister cited the existence of financial intelligence reports that identified several atypical transactions between the accused, such as deposits of fractional amounts and bank transactions in significant amounts.
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