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The Federal Police seized on the morning of Wednesday (9), in Lago Sul, a luxury neighborhood of Brasilia, R $ 100 thousand in cash and a check for R $ 700 thousand in the office of lawyer Eduardo Martins. He is the son of the president of the STJ (Superior Court of Justice), Humberto Martins, and investigated by the Lava Jato working group for alleged embezzlement of money in the S.
See other objectives of this Wednesday’s operation
As the Plateau R7 discovered that the R $ 50 and R $ 100 bills were in a paper bag, a method that is normally used for hidden payments in public places. The lawyer said the fees would be paid in cash. The agents also found and seized a check for R $ 700 thousand in the name of Eduardo Martins.
The complaint offered by Lava Jato do Rio against Eduardo Martins indicates that he was hired to “try to influence judicial acts.” According to the document, he would have received R $ 5.5 million to act in court.
An extract from the complaint states that “between February and May 2014, CRISTIANO ZANIN, with the free and conscientious help of FERNANDO HARGREAVES and the acquiescence of EDUARDO MARTINS, requested and obtained from ORLANDO DINIZ the hiring of EDUARDO MARTINS, for the amount of R $ 5,500,000, under the pretext of influencing acts of ministers of the Superior Court of Justice. (Exploitation of prestige, art. 357, caput, of the Penal Code – Set of facts 23) ”. The MPF claims that Fecomércio has become the best client of Martins’s office.
Today’s operation, called Operation E $ QUEMA S, of the PF, Receita and MPF, aims to dismantle the irregular payment structure to the law firms that acted in collusion with the former manager of the Federation of Commerce of the State of Rio de Janeiro. (Fecomércio / RJ), Orlando Diniz. The investigations point to the diversion of resources from System S entities (SESC / SENAC).
Approximately 170 federal police officers, divided into 44 teams, execute 51 search and seizure warrants in six states (RJ, SP, DF, AL, CE and PE) of the Federation. The court orders were issued by the 7th Federal Criminal Court of Rio de Janeiro.
Those investigated will be responsible for the crimes of influence peddling, exploitation of prestige, embezzlement, fraud, active and passive corruption, money laundering and criminal organization.
What the investigated say
Wanted, Eduardo Martins did not meet with Record TV’s contacts. The STJ (Superior Court of Justice) was also questioned and will send a charge shortly.
