Operation PF targets judges suspected of receiving bribes in MG and SP – Gerais



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Brazil Agency (photo: TJMG / Divulgao)

The Public Ministry and Federal Police This Wednesday (18), nine search and seizure orders are being executed against judges of the Court of Justice of Minas Gerais (TJMG) It is suspected that they receive money and other benefits to influence the settlement and progress of the trials.

A Opera cosme It has six warrants in Belo Horizonte, at the TJMG headquarters, one in Ipanema, in the Vale do Rio Doce, one in Engenheiro Caldas, in the North Region, and two in the state of So Paulo. In all, seven were investigated and their fiscal and banking secrets were broken.

The action of this room is a display of Operation Capitu, launched by the PF on November 9, 2018. The investigation found the irregular donation of money to political parties and a fundraising scheme tip within the Ministry of Agriculture and Supply (MAPA).

The payments were made by a business group that benefited from the regulations issued by the portfolio. The standards made businesses viable and gave the group an advantage over the competition.

‘Commitment to transparency’

In a note, the TJMG reported that it “trusts the institutions to know the truth and maintains its commitment to transparency and institutional values.” The agency also stressed that “it is awaiting the conclusions and remains at the disposal of the authorities to collaborate in the clarification of the facts.” Read the full text:

“The Court of Justice of Minas Gerais (TJMG) reports that legal formalities have been complied with in compliance with the search and seizure orders issued by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ). The TJMG trusts the institutions to find the truth and maintains its commitment to transparency and institutional values.

The TJMG observes that the investigations are pending confidentiality and that it awaits the conclusions and remains at the disposal of the authorities to collaborate in the clarification of the facts. The TJMG emphasizes that the principle of presumption of innocence guarantees and must be constitutionally observed, since it is one of the most important pillars of the democratic rule of law ”.

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