A video published by the former governor suggesting films for his followers to watch over the weekend generated repercussions on social media and even a note of rejection.
In the recording shared on Friday (17), he appears wearing sunglasses, in a swimming pool with Sugarloaf Mountain in the background, in a relaxed appearance, typical of digital influencers.
The NGO Transparência Internacional Brasil reproduced Cabral’s publication and stated that the video “will become a symbol of Brazilian impunity for the world”.
Judge Marcelo Bretas, responsible for most of the former governor’s convictions and who is now provisionally removed from his position, commented on the entity’s post and wrote: “Yes…”.
“For this weekend, I have three tips for you,” Cabral said in the video, citing “films that have moved me a lot throughout my life.”
The films mentioned are “Blade Runner” (1982), “Cinema Paradiso” (1988) and “They Don’t Wear a Black Tie” (1981).
When contacted, the former governor’s office did not comment on the public repercussion of the video.
Transparency International said that the former governor “laughs in the face of Justice and the Brazilian people” by boasting “what the State was unable to recover from what it stole.”
“Sergio Cabral’s crimes caused deaths, immense human suffering, delay and poverty. 101 million dollars were recovered in accounts abroad, almost a billion reais from Rio de Janeiro diverted into his pocket”, stated the NGO, focused on combat to in the world.
The former prosecutor, who worked in one of Cabral’s cases that was processed in Paraná and is now a member of the Novo party, said that the former governor is “free, free and loose, now as a blogger” and that the Federal Supreme Court will gradually taking the condemnations “off their shoulders”.
The former governor, who left jail in 2022 after a series of convictions for corruption schemes investigated by Lava Jato, maintains his active profile producing content for his almost 50 thousand followers.
He has been alternating videos at the gym, with his recently started boxing classes and photos from his government period (2007-2014). It also gives tips on reading and streaming series. The publications have the support of a digital marketing specialist.
Cabral spent six years in pre-trial detention while responding to 37 criminal charges, 35 related to the developments of the . He remains with a liability of 33 criminal cases (32 from Lava Jato).
The sentences, combined, reached more than 400 years in prison. With the annulment of sentences and changes in dosimetry, they now reach 274 years.
The former governor is accused of having charged 5% bribes on large contracts under his administration. The investigations pointed to the name of oranges, in addition to being used, according to the Federal, for money laundering.
Initially, the . Two years after his arrest, . At the end of 2019, with the Federal Police, in May 2021. After leaving prison, .
In 2023, he said in an interview that he would like to run for federal deputy in 2026, but he still remains covered by the Clean Record Law.
