ADPESP (Association of Delegates of the State of ) criticized the senator (-RJ) and the mayor of São Paulo, (), for having accused the Civil Police operation that targeted producer Karina Ferreira da Gama and the Municipal Secretariat of Innovation and Technology of being politically motivated.
On Monday (1st), search and seizure warrants were executed at the headquarters of the production company, responsible for “”, a feature film about the life of the former president (PL). The ICB (Instituto conhecimento Brasil) office was also targeted. Karina is the owner of the company and president of the institute.
The investigation focuses on a R$108 million contract signed between the ICB and Ricardo Nunes’ management. The agreement provided for the installation of free Wi-Fi in needy neighborhoods in the capital of São Paulo.
HAS Sheet the president of the association, delegate André Santos Pereira, said that the investigation follows the “procedural and criminal rite established by law” and that “no one is above the law”.
The delegate also stated that the TCM (Court of Auditors of the Municipality) pointed out 20 irregularities in the notice and, even suggesting the suspension of the contest, the city council chose to maintain it.
“In my opinion, this is not a matter of political persecution. It is a matter of fulfilling the constitutional duty of investigating possible irregularities in the context of public contracts”, he states.
Flávio Bolsonaro pointed out electoral motivations in the operation. “I just hope that it is not state persecution by some sectors to influence the elections,” he said.
Nunes, in turn, stated that there is “political persecution” and “disrespect for democracy”. The secretariat’s headquarters was also the target of the operation.
The mayor was informed that the documents taken had already been handed over to the police. He admitted behind the scenes that investigators may have had access to information that the folder does not have.
“If the motivation, as you are telling me, is because of the film, then you are going after a contract with the city hall for 2024 because of that. That’s serious, it’s political persecution,” he said.
Go UP and ICB were dragged into the center of the scandal following revelations that senator Flávio Bolsonaro asked for money to finance the “Dark Horse”. As The Intercept Brasil revealed, the former banker paid R$61 million.
The amount left Brazil through Entre Investimentos and reached the Havengate Development Fund, in the USA, which is managed by Paulo Calixto, a lawyer linked to the former deputy (PL-SP). Responsible for producing the film, Go UP stated that it did not receive money from Vorcaro.
Karina Gama, owner of the production company, also presides over the ICB. In addition to the investigation into the contract with the city hall, the organization also received R$700,000 in parliamentary amendments. The producer’s career was boosted after becoming closer to the federal deputy and former Secretary of Culture of the Bolsonaro government, Mário Frias (PL-RJ).
The governor (Republicans) stated this Tuesday (2) that the Police have autonomy to carry out their investigations.
“The police operation is something in which we do not interfere,” said Tarcísio, in Rio Claro, in the interior of São Paulo.
“The police have the autonomy to carry out their investigations, to carry out their operations. It is a State institution. There was an ongoing investigation, a demand from the Public Ministry, and the police fulfilled that demand”, he stated. “So we had the operation. And it will always be like this: the police will be and will always be a State institution, it is at the service of the State.”
