The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Organized Crime decided to summon former governors Cláudio Castro and Ibaneis Rocha to give testimony as part of the investigations into the Master case. The measure was approved this Tuesday (31) and expands the political scope of the investigation.
The commission’s focus is to examine possible irregularities involving financial operations, suspected money laundering and the use of banking institutions to hide funds of illicit origin.
According to the rapporteur, senator Alessandro Vieira, the call seeks to clarify administrative decisions that may have favored the group being investigated.
In the case of Ibaneis, parliamentarians want to understand the role of the Federal District government in managing Banco de Brasília (BRB) and its relationship with negotiations involving Banco Master. The assessment is that political decisions may have influenced the conduct of these operations.
Castro’s hearing is related to the role of Rio de Janeiro in dynamics associated with organized crime. For the rapporteur, the state has characteristics that make it relevant to understanding the functioning of more complex schemes.
Summons, as a rule, require mandatory attendance.
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The CPI also planned to hear the former president of the Central Bank, Roberto Campos Neto, this Tuesday, but he did not attend the session. The commission did not detail the reasons for the absence.
With the approval of the requests, it will be up to the CPI presidency to define the dates for the hearings. At the same time, parliamentarians are analyzing new requests to summon and break banking and tax secrecy, which could expand the scope of the investigation in the coming weeks.
