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Key Judge in Brazil's Graft Scandal Just Died in a Plane Crash. Few
Think It's an Accident.
A Key Judge in Brazil's Graft Scandal Just Died in a Plane Crash. Few Think It's an Accident.
Jan 23, 2017
In
the past two years, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori
Zavascki
authorized the investigation of 47 politicians accused of corruption;
he sanctioned the first arrest of a sitting congressman since
Brazil’s dictatorship; and he suspended the mandate of house
speaker Eduardo Cunha, accused of taking $40 million in bribes.
So
when the twin-engine aircraft spiriting him to a holiday weekend
outside Rio de Janeiro crashed last week, killing all aboard,
suspicions were rife about the possibility of foul play.
The
68-year-old had been preparing to ratify an explosive body of
testimony from 77 executives at construction firm Odebrecht, whose
damning evidence in Operation
Car Wash,
Brazil’s $2 billion enquiry into bribes at state oil giant
Petrobras, was expected to leave few politicians in Brasília
untainted - including, perhaps, President
Michel Temer.
The
death has proven to be fertile ground for conspiracy theorists in a
country in which a former president was
reportedly assassinated in car accident by the military dictatorship
in 1976 and a leading presidential candidate died
in a similar light aircraft accident
in 2014.
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Zavascki, the son of the dead judge, noted that Zavascki and his
family had received threats in recent months and said no possibility
should be ruled out. “It is necessary to investigate thoroughly and
to know if it was an accident or not,” he said in a radio
interview. “The truth will come to the surface whatever it is.”
He
said his father had been very focused on the Odebrecht testimony —
nicknamed 'The End of the World' due to its potential impact on the
country — and understood its importance. “He was perfectly aware
of the impact this could have on the country and that this really
could make the country clean,” he said.
Others
joined calls for a swift investigation. “In virtue of the position
of a Supreme Court justice in managing and deciding cases fundamental
to national life,” Roberto de Figueiredo Caldas, the president of
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, said in a statement. “We
expect an especially careful and rapid investigation into the
circumstances of this disaster.”
The
death of Zavascki is the latest twist in a tale of scandal that has
traumatized Brazil. Operation Car Wash revealed institutionalized
corruption on a vast scale, contributing to Brazil’s journey from
a booming economy to record recession, and abetting the impeachment
of President Dilma Rousseff in 2016.
Zavascki,
who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2012, took off in a
Beechcraft King Air C90GT from São Paulo at about 1pm on Thursday.
Also on board was pilot Osmar Rodrigues, the plane’s owner, hotel
entrepreneur Carlos Alberto Fernandes Filgueiras, plus a masseuse
who worked for Filgueiras and her mother.
All
died when the plane crashed into the sea at 1.30pm just short of the
airport in Paraty, a colonial town just outside Rio. There was rain,
lightning and clouds over the town at the time. A boatman, Célio de
Araújo, told local media that he saw smoke coming out of the left
wing before the aircraft hit the water, but this could not be
confirmed. Federal police and prosecutors are investigating
alongside a military investigation team. A post-mortem examination
found Zavascki had died of multiple head injuries.
Since
2015, Zavascki had been the Supreme Court judge overseeing the Car
Wash case. The investigation is being run by a federal judge and
prosecutors in the south of Brazil, but Zavascki gained a central
role as only the country’s highest court can prosecute federal
politicians, dozens of whom are under investigation. No major
politician has yet been convicted — unlike Odebrecht chief
executive Marcelo Odebrecht, who
is currently serving a 19-year sentence.
Since
December he had been working to ratify the Odebrecht plea bargains,
which had been expected to happen by March. “This testimony was
nicknamed ‘the end of the world’ in Brasília because Odebrecht
allegedly had bribed many politicians of diverse parties who had yet
to be involved in the Petrobras… scandal,” noted David
Fleischer, a professor of politics at the University of Brasília.
The
testimony of former Odebrecht executive Cláudio Melo Filho was
leaked to the media, who revealed it contained 43 mentions of Michel
Temer, Brazil’s president who took power after Rousseff’s
impeachment. However, the reports did not elaborate on whether the
testimony alleged wrongdoing.
The
role of overseeing the Car Wash probe would ordinarily now fall to
Zavascki’s replacement on the Supreme Court, who will be nominated
by Temer. But it is possible the court’s president Carmen Lúcia
will assign the case to other judges, if only to avoid further
delays caused by a confirmation hearing in the senate.
In
March, two of Temer’s allies, Romero Jucá and Sérgio Machado
were recorded discussing a pact to try and stymie Operation Car
Wash, including collusion with Supreme Court judges. But on the
recordings Jucá said he had found that Zavascki was a “closed
guy” and that he had not found a way to access or influence him.
Federal
judge Sergio Moro, who has gained prominence by leading Operation
Car Wash, said in a statement: “Teori Zavascki was a great judge
and a Brazilian hero ... Without him, there would be no Operation
Car Wash. I hope that his legacy, of calmness, seriousness and
firmness in enforcing the law, irrespective of the interests of
those involved, even the powerful, will not be forgotten.”
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"Herói brasileiro", diz Sergio Moro sobre Teori Zavascki
"Herói brasileiro", diz Sergio Moro sobre Teori Zavascki
Em nota de pesar, emitida após a morte do ministro nesta quinta-feira, o juiz federal afirma ainda que, sem Teori, "não teria havido a Operação Lava-Jato"
postado em 19/01/2017 19:39 / atualizado em
19/01/2017 19:44
Após a morte do ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) Teori Zavascki em um acidente aéreo nesta quinta-feira, o juiz federal Sergio Moro, responsável pelos processos em primeira instância da Operação Lava-Jato, emitiu uma nota de pesar. Nela, o magistrado afirma que Teori, que era relator da Lava-Jato na Suprema Corte, foi "um herói brasileiro".
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"Estou perplexo. Minhas condolências à
família. O ministro Teori Zavascki foi um grande magistrado e um
herói brasileiro", afirmou Moro. O juiz disse ainda que o
ministro foi um "exemplo para todos os juízes, promotores e
advogados deste país" e que, sem ele, "não teria havido
a Operação Lava-Jato".
Por fim, Moro diz esperar que o legado "de serenidade, seriedade e firmeza na aplicação da lei, independente dos interesses envolvidos, ainda que poderosos, não seja esquecido".
Por fim, Moro diz esperar que o legado "de serenidade, seriedade e firmeza na aplicação da lei, independente dos interesses envolvidos, ainda que poderosos, não seja esquecido".
Confira a nota na íntegra:
"Tive notícias do falecimento do ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal Teori Zavascki em acidente aéreo. Estou perplexo. Minhas condolências à família. O ministro Teori Zavascki foi um grande magistrado e um herói brasileiro. Exemplo para todos os juízes, promotores e advogados deste país. Sem ele, não teria havido a Operação Lava-Jato. Espero que seu legado, de serenidade, seriedade e firmeza na aplicação da lei, independente dos interesses envolvidos, ainda que poderosos, não seja esquecido"
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José
- 20 de Janeiro às 07:58
Engraçado: - As
recentes reuniões / visitas TEMER CARMEM AQUELE MINISTRO STF
(caroneiro no9 avião de TEMER). - Envolvimento de EMPRESÁRIO, tão
solícito. - Momento crítico da LAVA JATO, exatamente com ministro
relator. S[o foco pensando como seria o PIG se, no lugar TEMRER
estivesse DILMA ou LULA ? ? ? ?
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