Jacob Barata, the "king of the buses", confirms in audience that Fetranspor paid R $ 145 million to Sérgio Cabral | New Orleans hotels

Jacob Barata did not specify what was being paid and what had been used for the former governor's campaign.

Barata is under house arrest and is dubbed the "King of Buses" because of his status as the leading representative of road transport in the state.

Sérgio Cabral's defense stated that Jacob Barata had not presented any evidence in his testimony.

"First of all, he said that there was a campaign contribution." In response to the MPF, he eventually bankrupted this campaign contribution in the form of bribes. He does not even have a document indicating the veracity of what he's talking about, "he explained in a note, the former governor's defense.

The information was anticipated by the" Blog of Andréia Sadi ", in G1 The payment of irregular amounts was allegedly made by the Federation of Pbadenger Transport Companies of the State of Rio (Fetranspor) and reportedly reported by the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) in the context of the Ponto Final operation.

In a note, Fetranspor said that "it is in the process of developing a deep internal restructuring, with the establishment of a new compliance policy and the strengthening of its administration through modern governance "(see Fetranspor's full note below)

The complaint cites a ploy that has existed for two decades , but the business man of the road sector said q The cases were even older.

"Companies have always provided at least one campaign support in Box 2. I would like to mention that: the only government that did not have campaign support was Leonel Brizola's first government ( 1983-1987). This is due to a lack of political understanding, "said Barata.

The businessman has contextualized the political moment, claiming that the preferred candidate was Miro Teixeira and that Brizola's victory was unexpected. Barata pointed out that it was a "personal reading".

"Perhaps because of an ideological issue, this can not be baderted, but the fact is that the lack of understanding of the transportation sector with the government makes with which the government does not not transferred tariff [elevação da] [de acordo com a inflação]. "

Later, recounting his experience in the business, he stated that the family had been working in the business since the 1950s and that, more recently, "contributions to the campaign were almost mandatory".

The hearing was conducted by Judge Marcelo Bretas, who asked if the irregular payment scheme also existed in the municipal administration – without specifying which direction.

"Payments that are not concerned by this accusation (…) there is a confidential procedure with the federal prosecutor, so I can not speak in this case," said Barata.

In front of him, the former chairman of the board of directors of Fetranspor Marcelo Traça was also questioned about it.

He hinted that there was an irregular regime in the municipal administration of the capital, but that his company was originally from Niteroi. The plot of Traça eventually provoked the arrest of Rodrigo Neves, mayor of Niterói.

"Municipal bargaining [no Rio] took place directly with the unions [das empresas de ônibus] municipalities"

This Wednesday also, the businessman Marcelo Traça Gonçalves, former chairman of the board of directors The administration of Fetranspor; Lélis Teixeira, former president of Fetranspor; and Luiz Carlos Bezerra, one of the operators of Sérgio Cabral,

At the last interrogation, in August, the "King of Buses" admitted the existence of the caisson of Fetranspor, the federation of the companies of bus. According to his account, up to R $ 6 million a month were paid to pay money to politicians.

The federal prosecutor's office says the project was launched two decades ago.

"There was a payment agreement for the deputy Jorge Picciani, the exact purpose, the method of payment, I do not know how to specify it, but Jorge Picciani, as president of Alerj, should have this contribution because the projects are under way by the Assembly, "he said at the time.

The full text of Fetranspor's memo:

"The Federation of Pbadenger Transport Companies of the State of Rio (Fetranspor) says it is developing a deep internal restructuring , with the establishment of a new compliance policy and the strengthening of its administration with modern governance

The Federation reaffirms its commitment to a new direction that gives priority to the transparency of its actions , the enhancement of internal controls and compliance with the standards that govern the sector Since September 2017, the entity is chaired by a new executive, selected on the market, without any prior connection with the public pbadenger transport sector.

It is important to note that all recent news at the direction of Fetranspor, it refers to facts that would have been well before the establishment of the new administrative body.