SÃO PAULO – The Federal Judge Maria Isabel do Prado, of the 5th Federal Court of São Paulo, Brazil, (19459013) (indefinite) temporary prisons of the former Secretary of Logistics and Transport Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB), Laurence Casagrande Lourenço and the former director of Dersa, Pedro da Silva .
Arrested on the 21st, they were in custody, which lasts only five days. At the request of the federal police, the temporary arrest was extended for another five days.
Friday night, the judge released five other former officials arrested at the request of the federal prosecutor
. In the decision, the judge found that their liberty constituted a "serious risk" for the trial and for the witnesses. The judge said that a former secretary of Laurence, heard by the federal police, reported that the former secretary had ordered the shredding of documents or had it done personally.
"Such conduct confirms the need for child custody as the only way to protect the evidence and, in particular, the witnesses, among the many who have emerged as subordinate employees of the two investigators," said Maria Isabel.
The request for transformation of police custody was made Friday by Federal Public Ministry According to the prosecutors of the working group Lava-Jato São Paulo, Laurence would be the main articulator between entrepreneurs and other political sectors in the preparation
Contracts would have irregularly increased the price of the work of the northern section of the Rodoanel ring
The lawyer Cássio Marcelo Cubero, who works for the defense of Pedro da Silva, has stated that the defense of Pedro da Silva will file a habeas corpus, but he does not agree that the freedom of the director of Dersa represents any risk for the investigation.
– The exempt director has no political power, even if any initiative in the face of material or personal evidence would be a crime.
"THE MONEY OF THE WORK IS AWAY AND REMAINS"
The judge also cited telephone conversations intercepted by the federal police during investigations. In one case, two investigators complained of late payment for Lot 1 of the northern section, stating that "money is going and not coming back" and warning that it would bring the matter to the knowledge from Pedro, what the investigators think is Pedro da Silva
The conversation took place between a Dersa employee and a representative of a subcontracting company at work.
– I will arrange … we try to help the partners … but you do not pay the partners .. the money from work goes and it will not come back " , said the official of Dersa.
– that's right, that's exactly what it is. It's hard to handle. thing was also called "The Márcio" You did not pay anything?
– Oh, no … that's it, that's it. "
– Oh, no, that's right. It? The money comes out, it's to negotiate (sic) to party outside … the job .. no!
– We must pay our partners here, we will not accept no!
According to the judge, this, in addition to the other dialogues, shows signs of being investigated in the alleged criminal organization. Maria Isabel recalled that Laurence still held the position of president of Companhia Energética de São Paulo on the day of the outbreak of the operation.
"The risk of repeated delinquency in other public bodies responsible for a major financial resource move can not be ignored by the state," said the judge.
With regard to the other five investigations published yesterday, the judge ordered precautionary measures. The five people who worked at Dersa will have to report every month to provide information about their activities, will not be able to attend any of Dersa's addresses or work-related companies or stay in touch with a Dersa employee or former employee or company. .
The judge also prohibited them from leaving the country and removed them from the public service.
In a note after Laurence's arrest, Alckmin said that he reiterated his full support for the investigations. If there was a deviation, the toucan says that he defends an exemplary punishment.
"Regarding the case mentioned in the report, the former governor of São Paulo confirms that all the requested information was provided by Dersa to the TCU, which has not yet ruled on the case. case, "he added.
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