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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 29 ( Xinhua / Andes ) .- The Federal Supreme Court (STF) of Brazil has authorized the Federal Police (FP) to extend its investigations to a alleged A bribe received by the Brazilian president, Michel Temer, by a port company in exchange for the favor by a decree, the local press broadcast Friday.
The judge investigating the case in the STF, Luis Roberto Barroso, authorized the request made on Thursday the PF to prolong investigations on the case for another 60 days, issuing the Globo TV.
This is the third time that the PF requests to extend the investigations, after the current deadline expires the first week of next July, so the entity has asked for more time to conclude the 39; case.
Barroso asked the Attorney General to rule on the matter, but because of the judicial vacations throughout the month of July, allowed the FP to continue with the case. [1 9659002] The investigations began in September of last year with the objective of knowing if Temer received money from the Rodrimar company in exchange for the signing of a decree that allegedly benefit to the company dedicated to the port authority. in the house of Maristela Temer, president's daughter, suspected of being paid with money by Rodrimar, although Temer denies the charges.
The suppliers of the equipment for the works explained to the PF that the payments were made in cash at the request of the architect Maria Rita Fratesi, wife of Colonel Joao Baptista Lima, friend of Temer and suspected of having the money. be the intermediary in the payment of the alleged corruption.
Investigations began after the controversial J & F group directors' exhibition in which they reported bribing nearly 2,000 Brazilian politicians in exchange for favoring business ventures. of the group.
Among the whistle-blowers, there is President Temer, who has been denounced twice before the prosecutor's office, complaints that have been rejected by the Chamber of Deputies.
Temer also opened another FP investigation into alleged illegal funding by member of the Odebrecht Construction Company in 2014, for his Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) party.
Xinhua / jb / yp
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