There is no evidence that Fábio Vaz de Lima, husband of Minister of,, is the owner of clandestine sawmills in or is involved with mahogany in the northern region, unlike a post that has returned to circulate on social networks. The publication rescues old and proof accusations, presenting them as if they were current and confirmed facts.
The rumor dates back to an episode in May 2011 during Senate discussions about the Forest Code. At the time, the then deputy (). The accusation was a reaction to one. The next day, which he classified as “light and unfounded”. Rebelo himself retreated, saying he had spoken “hot -headed” and promised he would call to apologize.
The accusations made by Aldo Rebelo were based on an investigation from the, which found the donation of almost 6,000 logs of mahogany seized at the NGO Phase, through an agreement with Ibama (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources). In an official note, released in 2011, as he worked at GTA (Amazonian Working Group), a network to which the NGO was on, but had left the group in 1999. The phase is a non -profit non -governmental organization, and today operates in six Brazilian states, with its national headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. According to its official website, the NGO “has been committed to the work of local, community and associative organization and development” since its origins.
Marina Silva, in turn,. On July 23, 2013, the then Attorney General of the Republic, Roberto Gurgel, filed the lawsuit for lack of evidence. “As for the accusations made against Fábio Vaz de Lima, there is not a single element that checks forms of likelihood to the facts reported by the press.”
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The calculation of this content was made by Folha and Jornal do Commercio and published on June 4 by Project Proof, a coalition that brings together 41 vehicles in checking viral content. It was verified by AFP, Correio Braziliense and Estadão.
