The Paraná | Minister says there is "nothing concrete" and gives safe conduct to Beto Richa

"Nothing concrete has been demonstrated that justifies the need to protect the criminal investigation and, therefore, the preventive decree," said the President of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), Minister João Otávio de Noronha, (31) Former governor of Paraná Beto Richa, arrested last week on suspicion of bribery, money laundering and criminal conspiracy as part of the roads concession of State, during the 58th phase of the Lava Jato operation.

The Federal Prosecutor's Office (MPF) claimed that the accountant Dirceu Pupo Ferreira, also arrested on Friday (25), had attempted to influence the witness of the operation Integration,

Pupo was responsible from the administration of Ocaporã Administradora de Bens, a company of the Ric family. Ha. In the story of the MPF, the company would have been used to wash the tip that the toucan would receive contractors linked to toll concessionaires.

"It is observed that at no time was there a correlation between Carlos Alberto Richa and an attempt to change / influence the testimony of the witness, Carlos Augusto Albertini. necessary for Dirceu Pupo Ferreira to be held responsible as an influential agent (…) .In fact, at no point did Carlos Alberto Richa apparently act in a way to influence a testimony, to corrupt evidence or to obstruct due diligence. "

In the same order, the magistrate has always issued a security order in favor of the ex-governor and his brother, Jose" Pepe "Richa Filho. Guarantees ensure that they are not "warned" in the context of Operation Integration II, unless it is demonstrated, in particular, the presence of some of the grounds allowed by the procedural legislation for the adoption of this measured. ", According to the decision of STJ Minister

Appeals were presented to the 23rd Federal Court of Curitiba According to Minister Otávio de Noronha," Nothing concrete has been demonstrated that justifies the need to protect criminal education and, therefore, the preventive measure [prisão] enacted. "

" Although the decision that decreed it, widely publicized in the national media, should be based on the convenience of the instructions of procedure (there would have been incursions to dissuade witnesses from the statements he had already given), that is not what is actually verified, "the minister said in his decision. factual "has completely changed since the alleged acts committed by the former governor in 2011 and 2012." The facts go back more than seven years and, moreover, the reality is different, there has been resignation of the l 39; elected, submission to a n new electoral process and defeat in elections. "