One day after leaving, Wilson Witzel is ill and receives medical attention | Rio de Janeiro

In an interview with TV Globo, Witzel said that he woke up with an inflammation and went to the Copa D’Or Hospital, in Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio, to be treated. According to him, prostatitis was diagnosed – inflammation of the prostate.

Still in the morning, Witzel was discharged from the hospital and was visited by a doctor at the Laranjeiras Palace, where he has the right to stay, according to the decision of the Superior Court of Justice that dismissed him for 180 days.

Cláudio Castro meets with the Secretary of Health

Also on Saturday, Lieutenant Governor Cláudio Castro met at the Guanabara Palace, the seat of government, also in Laranjeiras, with the Secretary of State for Health, Alex Bousquet.

It was from the investigations into the misappropriation of health resources that the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) discovered what prosecutors called “a sophisticated criminal organization, made up of at least three powerful groups, headed by Governor Wilson Witzel.”

But, according to information from the government press office, the agenda of the meeting between Castro and Bousquet was not the operation, but the increase in Covid-19 cases in the state.

On Monday (31), Castro will meet with the entire secretariat and individually with the secretaries of Finance, Planning, Education and Health again to discuss the economic situation of the state and the protocols for returning to school.

The acting governor’s first agenda took place the previous afternoon, hours after Wilson Witzel was removed from office by decision of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) on suspicion of corruption. He met with the Security Summit.

In a note issued on Friday afternoon (28), Castro said that “he will lead the State with transparency and responsibility so that the economy and citizens are not affected and reiterates the importance of respecting due process, a pillar of democracy.” ” (see note at the end of this article).

Castro was also the subject of an investigation in Operation Tris in Idem, which culminated in the removal of Witzel. However, it was only the subject of search and seizure warrants; his arrest or removal was not determined.

Line of succession in research

The removal of Wilson Witzel from the post of governor was determined by the STJ for a period of 180 days, that is, for six months. The first two names in his line of succession, that is, those who must take office in the absence of the governor, are also being investigated on suspicion of participation in the same corruption scheme that, according to the PGR, leads Witzel.

In the event of removal or imprisonment of Lieutenant Governor Cláudio Castro, the President of the State Legislative Assembly, currently chaired by Deputy André Ceciliano, must assume office in the state. He was also the subject of a search and seizure order in the Tris in Idem operation.

If the three -governor, lieutenant governor and president of Alerj- are dismissed, who assumes the government is the president of the Court of Justice of Rio, currently commanded by Judge Claudio de Mello Tavares.

Acting Governor’s Note:

“The acting governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro, regrets the events of this Friday morning (08/28) and points out that he has a clear conscience and is fully available to collaborate with the investigations. trusts in Justice and in guaranteeing the broad right of defense of all those involved so that the facts can be duly clarified for society.

Cláudio Castro will lead the State with transparency and responsibility so that the economy and citizens are not affected and reiterates the importance of respecting compliance with due legal process, a pillar of democracy.

The acting governor affirms that he believes in the mission entrusted by God and that it will give him the necessary wisdom to steadily lead the State, listening to all those who want the good of Rio de Janeiro and the population of Rio de Janeiro. “

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