Lula da Silva’s nominee for the workplace of Minister of Justice and Public Security, scandal-ridden Flávio Dino, claimed that calling “SOS Armed Forces” is a criminal offense.
“This person not only can be arrested but should be,” the socialist stated in an interview on TV Cultura’s Roda Viva program on Monday (Dec. 19) when requested in regards to the peaceable demonstrations in entrance of barracks that query the legitimacy of the elections.
“It’s in the Penal Code,” Dino added, eliciting a smile from journalist Felipe Frazão of O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper.
“We are not in government yet. The future defense minister, José Múcio, will certainly have a dialogue with the institutions to achieve compliance with the law.”
Asked about demonstrations in army areas of the armed forces protected by legislation, he stated that judicial motion might be taken in these locations.
“I believe in dialogue,” Dino stated. “But if dialogue fails, every day is torture.”
Last week, Dino stated calling Lula da Silva a “thief” was additionally a criminal offense. “There is not a single conviction against former President Lula da Silva,” the long run justice minister stated.
“This is pure prejudice. It is a sentence that is not supported by any facts. Therefore, these people are criminals.”
Although Dino is the main spokesman for the transition group on judicial points, he has already been concerned in some investigations associated to suspected cash laundering and corruption, see:
ACCUSED OF RECEIVING R$200,000 FROM ODEBRECHT
José de Carvalho Filho, an govt of the development firm Odebrecht, made the accusation towards Flávio Dino.
In alternate, in keeping with the whistleblower, Dino would defend issues of curiosity to Odebrecht.
However, the governor denies the accusation.
Carvalho Filho allegedly revealed that the then-governor of Maranhão demanded R$200,000 from the development firm for election campaigns for the Maranhão authorities between 2010 and 2014.
However, Minister Felix Fischer of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) dominated that the investigation must be closed attributable to a scarcity of proof.
At the time, the STJ minister careworn the opportunity of new investigations if new proof was introduced.
GOVERNMENT TAINTED BY CORRUPTION IN HEALTH
In 2017, the Federal Police arrested 14 investigated in Operation Catchers, which identified on the time millionaire frauds within the well being space of Maranhão, ruled by Dino.
In all, the Federal Court in São Luís ordered the arrest of 17 folks. Among these arrested had been 4 servers or former servers of the Health Secretariat.
At the time, investigators discovered that even an ice cream parlor, in February 2015, ‘overnight’ underwent a authorized transformation and have become a hospital providers administration firm for issuing chilly invoices and elevating R$ 1.1 million in public funds.
Sometime later, physician Mariano de Castro Silva, accused of appearing as an operator of the millionaire scheme, dedicated suicide.
He was discovered lifeless with a rope in his condominium in Teresina, the capital of Piauí.
INVESTIGATIONS INTO FUEL PURCHASES
With suspected irregularity, a contract of Flávio Dino’s authorities was underneath investigation concerning the acquisition of gas supposed to gas a helicopter in 2020.
According to the investigation, the federal government of Maranhão contracted to purchase 175,000 liters per 12 months to gas a helicopter mannequin EC-145 utilized by the Security Secretariat.
According to preliminary info gathered by the investigators, the annual consumption of this helicopter, contemplating the use supplied within the contract of 60 hours monthly, could be 144,000 liters.
For the PGR (Prosecutor’s workplace), there are suspicions that 31,000 liters have been purchased an excessive amount of, which might trigger a lack of R$267,000 to public coffers.
INVESTIGATED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Finally, Flávio Dino can be investigated by the Public Ministry of Maranhão, within the legal sphere, for suspected irregularities in his authorities.
The goal is to analyze a public agent’s alleged observe of embezzlement of assets.
However, the Public Ministry of the State put the investigation underneath secrecy, and since then, there’s not a lot details about the case.
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