Action investigates possible case of money laundering and corruption; Operation Gemini warrants were fulfilled this Monday
Operation Gemini was launched this Monday (June 8, 2026), targeting a judge and a state deputy from Mato Grosso suspected of selling sentences and money laundering.
During the morning, search and seizure warrants were executed at addresses linked to judge Dirceu dos Santos, from the TJ-MT (Court of Justice of Mato Grosso), and state deputy Faissal Calil (PL-MT), in addition to lawyer Bruno Castro.
According to the PF, they are investigated for crimes of passive corruption, administrative law and money laundering. Both also had banking, tax and telematic secrecy broken.
POSITIONINGS
To the local press, who gathered in front of his residence, deputy Faissal Calil declared that he had handed over his cell phone and password to the PF. He denied any involvement with the sentence selling scheme.
A former Mato Grosso justice employee, having worked in the office of judge Dirceu dos Santos, the parliamentarian denied having contact with the magistrate.
“Since I became a deputy, since I left the Court of Justice, I lost all contact”he told journalists.
To the g1lawyer Bruno Castro, appointed as an intermediary, said that he presented himself spontaneously to provide clarifications before the National Council of Justice and the Attorney General’s Office. “With regard to the contacts attributed to me, it is necessary to clarify that they are out of context and do not correspond to the reality of the facts. I have never requested, intermediated or carried out any illicit transaction”he stated.
O Poder360 looked for a lawyer via phone and text to ask if you would like to comment on the operation. Two telephone calls and sent a text message via WhatsApp on June 8, 2026 at 8 pm. There was no response until the publication of this report. The text will be updated if a statement is sent to this digital newspaper.
The TJ-MT informed the Can that no warrant was served at the headquarters of the Judiciary and that the case is being processed at the Superior Court of Justice. He also said that “remains available to contribute to the authorities, if requested“.
LEAVE BY CNJ
Dirceu dos Santos already has a case against him at the CNJ (National Council of Justice), which removed him from his duties at the beginning of March, during the investigation of financial transactions above what is compatible with a judge’s salary.
According to breaches of banking and tax secrecy already promoted by the CNJ, the magistrate handled more than R$14.6 million in the last 5 years. In the same period, he had official income of R$1.9 million.
According to the Justice control body, “evidence was identified that the requested magistrate made decisions through the possible receipt of undue advantages, intermediating decision-making acts through third parties, businesspeople and lawyers”.
The judge’s precautionary removal has no fixed period and must last at least until the end of the investigations.
O Can He tried to contact Judge Dirceu dos Santos’ defense team to talk about the operation, but was unsuccessful in finding a valid phone number or email until the publication of this report. This digital newspaper will continue trying to establish contact. This text will be updated as soon as any comments are received.
This text was by Agência Brasil, on June 8, 2026, at 12:31 pm. The content, free for republication, citing the source, was adapted to the standard of Poder360 and received additional information.
