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PTB National President Roberto Jefferson (Mateus Bonomi / Folhapress)
PTB National President Roberto Jefferson (Mateus Bonomi / Folhapress)
Roberto Jefferson said in a statement released Thursday that He placed the Ministry of Labor "at the disposal" of the president Michel Temer (19459015) MDB) . Jefferson's position occurs after the Minister of Labor Helton Yomura was removed from office by Ministerial Decree Edson Fachin STF) [19659010] The PTB was in charge of the pulp since the inauguration of Temer in May 2016. Until last December, the minister was the deputy Ronaldo Nogueira (RS), who returned to the House to challenge a new mandate. In early 2018, the party tried to appoint MP Cristiane Brasil (RJ) as minister, but the choice was banned by the courts. Yomura was acting during the imbroglio period involving the parliamentarian and ended up facing a lack of agreement on another option.
The minister was one of the targets of the third phase of the operation Spurious Register which investigates fraud in the Labor Relations Secretariat, which governs union activities. In a note, the Office of the Attorney General (PGR) stated that "the people being investigated regularly use positions to allow the criminal organization of To act and to request privileged treatment of union registration procedures. the Federal Police (PF) "investigations and material collected in the early phases of the operation indicate the participation of new actors and indicate that important positions in the structure of the Ministry of Labor were filled of individuals engaged in interests "
With regard to investigations, the PTB stated, in the statement, support the work of the institutions, but criticized the" inferences disclosed before the investigations were conducted. be carried out. "
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The Brazilian Labor Party publicly reaffirms its support for the investigations of Operation Spurious Register within the Ministry of Labor. As already mentioned, if there was an irregularity in the portfolio, it will be up to those responsible to answer for their actions. However, we do not agree with the inferences made before the end of the investigations. Personally, I insist: I did not participate in any spurious ploy at the Ministry of Labor. And I would add that my collaboration is limited to the political support of the government for the PTB to order Pulp.
In its three stages carried out so far, the investigation has already involved different people related to the PTB. In the first phase, May 30, MP Jovair Arantes (PTB-GO), leader of the Legend in the House, was among the targets. Two weeks later, Cristiane Brasil was included among the investigated authorities, with search warrants filled in addresses related to the parliamentarian.
In a statement, the retired Minister of Labor stated that he "vehemently denies any violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms". In addition, Helton Yomura, imputation of crime or irregularity "and that he" is certain of not having committed any illegal act and that his actions correspond to a policy of valorization of the workers and the institutions "
Helton Yomura also stated that" it has taken strict measures institutional mechanisms to guarantee the public interest ", among which" the immediate exemption of all officials under investigation, the opening of a survey and administrative procedures for investigating the facts and suspension of any acts that could have repercussions as part of the investigation "[19659015] The Minister also stated that" all legal measures will be taken to allow the FTS
Tipping was not less than 3.2 million reais. To conclude the case, they combined the signing of a "consulting contract", through which false values would be passed. The document was handed over to the contractor at a gas station in Goiás, a meeting recorded in a video obtained by VEJA.
