The director of the National Association of Federal Police Delegates (ADPF), Edvandir Felix de Paiva, stated this Friday (27), that the PF investigators of the investigation into Banco Master are “more comfortable” with the leadership of the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) André Mendonça.
Paiva also said that the previous rapporteur, Minister Dias Toffoli, made “atypical” decisions that were harming the progress of the investigations.
The director of the ADPF cited, for example, Toffoli’s orders to carry out a cross-examination of those being investigated before taking statements, with questions defined by the minister, the sealing of seized cell phones and the choice of experts to analyze the material.
“The set of decisions led us to speak out, even without knowing the investigation, because we understood that it was harming the good progress of the investigation and the prerogatives of the delegate, which is what interests us most”, said Paiva, in conversation with journalists.
When asked about André Mendonça’s current management, he stated: “Internally it seems to me that people are calmer, more comfortable”.
“I want to believe that Minister Mendonça, who was AGU, who was Minister of Justice, will apply the law. I do not want to demand that the minister follow everything the police want to do, but that he follow normal decisions. So, when he rejects a measure, he explains why it was rejected. That atypical situations do not arise, as occurred previously”, said Paiva.
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Anti-faction law
Paiva also criticized the result of the anti-faction bill, approved last Wednesday, 24, by the Chamber. The text withdraws resources from the PF and shares the amounts collected with states and municipalities.
“Just increasing the sentence does not solve the problem,” said Paiva. “If you are unable to discover the crime, who are you going to impose the penalty on?” he asked.
The project reported by federal deputy Guilherme Derrite (PP-SP) focuses on increasing penalties for gang members and increasing sources of funding for police in the States, but without improving the PF’s resources.
He criticized the removal of articles added in the Senate that had been requested by the PF to strengthen investigations, such as the rules for police infiltration into criminal organizations and the production of evidence.
