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The Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) denounced before the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) for the second time, this Monday (14), the dismissed governor of Rio de Janeiro Wilson Witzel.
This time, it is appointed as the leader of a criminal organization that he had put together a scheme for the diversion of public resources.
In addition to Witzel, the following were reported:
- Helena Witzel, first lady;
- Shepherd Everaldo Pereira, national president of the PSC;
- Edmar santos, former Secretary of Health;
- Lucas Tristão, former secretary of Economic Development;
- Gothardo Netto, former mayor of Volta Redonda;
- Edson torres, entrepreneur;
- Victor Hugo Barroso, money changer;
- Nile Francisco da Silva Filho;
- Claudio Marcelo Santos Silva;
- Jose Carlos de Melo, e
- Carlos Frederico Loretti da Silveira.
The complaint removed Governor Wilson Witzel as head of a criminal organization backed by three main pillars.
The PGR even requested the arrest of Witzel in operation at the end of August; STJ determined only the removal from office
The first group would be headed by Mario Peixoto. The second, by Pastor Everaldo, Edson Torrres and Victor Hugo Barroso. Finally, the third group would be led by José Carlos de Melo.
The document is signed by the Deputy Attorney General of the Republic Lindôra Araújo.
“On this pitch, the criminal organization, with this illicit scheme for contracting social organizations only in the health area, had the intention of collecting almost R $ 400 million in illicit values, after four years, to the extent that He intended to collect a 5% bribe from all contracts, ”says the complaint.
In addition to the criminal conviction, the deputy asks Wilson Witzel to permanently lose the position of governor of Rio. It also wants the accused to be sentenced to pay compensation of at least R $ 100 million.
Wilson Witzel awaits the STF’s decision to try to return to the post of governor
The decision that led to the dismissal of the governor is part of the Tris In Idem operation, which investigates irregularities and deviations in health resources in Rio de Janeiro. The first complaint before the STJ was made by the Federal Public Ministry within the framework of this operation.
The PGR affirms that the RJ government has established a bribery scheme for emergency contracting and to release payments to social organizations (OS) that provide services to the government, especially in the areas of Health and Education.
The suspicion is that the governor received, through his wife’s law firm, at least R $ 554,200 in bribes. The MPF discovered a transfer of R $ 74 thousand from Helena Witzel to the governor’s personal account.
The discovery of the criminal scheme began with the investigation of irregularities in the hiring of field hospitals, respirators and medicines to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Witzel has said that he never committed crimes, did not receive amounts diverted from the public coffers and that he will continue working to “prove the truth.”
