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BRASÍLIA – The video of the ministerial meeting in which, according to former Justice Minister Sergio Moro, President Jair Bolsonaro demanded changes in the Federal Police (PF) and would have threatened to resign if he did not agree, the Tuesday to the investigators the Attorney General of the Republic and the PF, in addition to the defense of Moro, the former minister himself and representatives of the Attorney General of the Republic.
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Images from the Cabinet meeting on April 22 may shed light on the dispute over the versions between the president and his former aide, and is seen as a key part of the open investigation in the Federal Supreme Court (STF) opened after the accusations of the former minister against the president.
Access was authorized by STF Minister Celso de Mello last Saturday. The minister justified the decision with the intention that the parties can, having knowledge of what happened at the ministerial meeting, guide the formulation of questions to the witnesses during the statements. The meeting was videotaped by the Presidency of the Republic itself. The recording was pointed out by Moro as evidence of his accusations against Bolsonaro. Celso de Mello authorized the PF to inspect the video to guarantee its integrity and authenticity.
The president said Monday that he had never offended or threatened anyone.
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– Everything that was said about ex-minister Sergio Moro will be extracted. I never offended or threatened anyone. There, enough is on the tape – said the president, who said he had “zero” concerns about the video, but defended that the full text should not be disclosed. – Is it fair to expose what we are talking about foreign policy, a national security problem? I hope that does not happen, Bolsonaro added, highlighting the fact that the government turned the tape over uncut to the Supreme Court.
Before releasing the video to the Supreme Court on Friday, the Attorney General’s Office (AGU) asked the Court to reconsider the delivery of the recording, arguing that, at that meeting, “potentially sensitive and reserved matters of the State were discussed , including Foreign Relations, among others. ” In sending the material to the Supreme Court, the government requested that it be kept confidential. In his office, Celso de Mello declared that he will decide “very soon, in due course, on the disclosure, in whole or in part, of the audiovisual records” of the April 22 meeting. According to GLOBO columnist Bela Megale, Bolsonaro was in a bad mood at the meeting and accused his aides.
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Bolsonaro compared the discussion between the ministers, Paulo Guedes, of Economy, discussed with Rogério Marinho, of Regional Development, with a meeting of the agenda among journalists.
– It’s the same as an agenda meeting. If you answer because 15, 20 people talked a lot, it doesn’t make sense. It is not a public statement, it is reserved. I could say you don’t have the video anymore. There is no obligation to have the video – Bolsonaro said. (* Quantity)
