Organized Crime CPI: Rapporteur calls for indictment of STF and PGR ministers

Commission comes to an end after not being extended by Alcolumbre; document also describes the advance of criminal factions and organizations and a set of measures to strengthen public security

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The CPI investigates suspicions of money laundering and the use of jewelry trade to move faction resources, in addition to evaluating the effectiveness of public policies to combat money laundering in the country.

O senator Alessandro Vieira (MDB-SE) presents this Tuesday (14) the final report of the Organized Crime CPI. The document calls for indictment for crimes under the responsibility of ministers of the STF Toffoli Days, Alexandre de Moraes e Gilmar Mendesin addition to the attorney general Paulo Gonet.

With more than 200 pages, the report also points to the advance of factions, the expansion of organized crime and suggests measures to reinforce public security. The text will be voted on this morning.

A CPI is closed after not being extended by the president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre. On the last day of activities, the testimony of the former governor of Rio, Claudio Castro, who informed on Monday (13) that he would not attend due to health problems.

In the case of Toffoli, the report cites decisions under suspicion due to possible indirect links with those being investigated and indicates a conflict of interests. Moraes, on the other hand, is singled out for acting in processes in which there could be impediment, due to financial relationships involving his wife’s office with company investigated.

Regarding Gilmar Mendes, the text mentions conduct incompatible with decorumby canceling measures and determining the destruction of data considered relevant, which would have hampered investigations. Regarding Paulo Gonet, the CPI points to an omission in the face of evidence against authorities, indicating a failure to fulfill their duties.

Master Case

The report also analyzes the Master case, described as one of the biggest recent financial scandals, with suspected links between the financial system and organized crime money laundering schemes.

The text cites the institution’s accelerated growth, suspicious billion-dollar movements and the use of sophisticated mechanisms to hide illicit resources. According to Vieira, due to the complexity of the case, the facts were only described and should be further explored in another CPI, in addition to are already under investigation by the Federal Police.

“Regarding the Master case, considering the high complexity and scarcity of resources, the option was to report the identified facts, which should be the subject of their own CPI and are already the subject of investigations by the Federal Police, with regard to common crimes, and to indict authorities for committing crimes of responsibility”, explains Vieira.

The document also proposes legislative changes to modernize the fight against organized crime, such as strengthening asset blocking and increasing penalties for money laundering. It also includes lobbying regulation, creation of asset control systems for public agents, strengthening of Coaf and the creation of a Ministry of Public Security.

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