Miguel Jorge, former head of Development, says Lula's performance to favor the contractor.'PR did the lobby, "says the exchange of e-mails in the hands of the PF
TIES - Lula and Marcelo Odebrecht: emails reveal lobby PT to the contractor (Paulo Whitaker / Reuters
The analysis of e-mail exchanges of the entrepreneur Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht and its executives reveals the proximity of the largest construction company in Brazil with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during his two terms (2003-2006 and 2007-2010), advisers and ministers PT and the negotiations to operate the former president to defend the business interests of the construction inside and outside Brazil, as reported by Agencia Estado.
In an e-mail, according to an evaluation of the PF, Odebrecht construction company and two executives, Mark Wilson and Luiz Antonio Mameri, talk to the then Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Miguel Jorge. "Miguel Jorge said he was with the presidents (from Brazil and Namibia) and 'PR did lobby', likely reference to President Lula," records prior analysis by the PF.
At the time, the president of the African country was Hifikepunye Pohamba. On February 11, 2009, Lula received to a lunch at the Foreign Ministry.
The first email is analyzed series of 6 February 2009. Odebrecht and group executives talk of President Lula's invitation to lunch with the president of Namibia. "Marcelo, President Lula is making him an invitation to participate in a lunch with the President of Namibia, on 11/02 (Wednesday), at 13.00, at the Itamaraty, Brasilia hall."
In the email, the executive informs: "I understand that might be a good opportunity to feature our hydroelectric It would be important for me to send a note via memory before Alexandrian possibly with a request that Lula should do for us.".
Alexandrino Alencar, executive connected to the Odebrecht Group, the president of the largest construction company in Brazil, Marcelo Odebrecht, and three other company's former leaders were arrested in Erga Omnes. They completed 100 days of jail on Sunday, 27.
It was 9:56 a.m. on 11 February 2009, when the Odebrecht executive Mark Wilson wrote to the minister. "Michael, if you are with President Lula and Namibia is important that you are informed of this negotiation and if there is opportunity express its confidence in the ability of this Brazilian multinational Odebrecht call."
The project in question, described in the email, is that of a hydroelectric plant, the Binational Baynes, involving a Brazilian consortium formed by Odebrecht with Engevix - Two contractors accused of corruption in Lava Jet - and state-owned Eletrobras and Furnas, along with Namibia and Angola.Investment of US $ 800 million.
At 17h21, the then Minister said the executive. "I've been and the PR did lobby the way the PR Namibia is started it. - Said to be bidding, but twisting long for the Brazilian win, which is half the battle."
For researchers, the letters "PR" is a reference to the President, used in various other e-mail exchanges.The electronic message is then copied to Marcelo Odebrecht.
Seminarian - The emails analyzed by PF result of the opening of computers and message boxes collected at the headquarters of Odebrecht, targeted search on June 19, when the businessman and five other executives of the group were arrested by Lava Jet reveal monitoring and attempts to influence the agendas of President Lula during his rule.
Are messages that begin in 2005 and continue until the final year of mandate of President Lula in 2010, lunch invitations, requests for meetings and work of the head of the Republic on behalf of the contractor in countries like Venezuela, Peru, Angola and within the same government.
Alexandrian, as shown in message bodies would be a major contractor of channels with the Lula government.
In government, one of the targets is a person identified as "seminarian" in the message exchanges, which for PF is the former head of Lula Gilberto Carvalho's office. In May 2005, for example, Secretary of Odebrecht forwards document to Alexandrino Alencar - executive arrested by Lava jet. "Dr. Marcelo asks you to kindly forward to the seminarian and states that the meeting with the President is scheduled for tomorrow at 10:30 am" he says.
In September 2009, e-mail Darci Light headed for employee Odebrecht, message exchanged between Marcelo Odebrecht and executives of the group "on investments and meeting with the President of Peru, Alan Garcia, and any message or guidance from President Lula ".
"It would be important to check with our friend if there is any message or guidance from the Pres. Lula to my conversation with Alan Garcia."
In another open message on the computers seized by Lava Jet Odebrecht forwards e-mail to other executives in October 2007, and the conversation using acronyms and deals with Lula's agenda, which was on a visit to Angola.
"Apparently, the Odebrecht executives maintain contacts with officials from the embassy in order to put on the agenda at the meeting of the construction of interest issues," records the PF analysis.
Entitled "Lula Schedule - URGENT", there is quote the contacts in the Foreign Ministry and the request for inclusion of Emílio Odebrecht - Father Marcelo - on the agenda of the president, "Rubio has already made the first contacts with the Ita and informed me it's tradition: it is up to the choice of host 20 guests. "
During the visit, on 17 and 18 October, the entrepreneur monitors the agenda of President Lula, remember that the last time his father, Emilio, was a guest and reiterates its request to include the company's representative at the event. "Important include Emilio at lunch. Again, according to the Ambassador, is next then who decides."
In the same year, 2007, Odebrecht resorts to "seminarian" to solve a problem with a contractor of the Lula government ministers. Marcelo asks Alexandrian that triggers the "seminary" to deal with an auction in which the company participated and questions the posture then Minister of Mines and Energy, Nelson Hubner.
"Alex, The Hubner are wanting to play the PR even more against us. Important you make this message reach the seminarian today."
For PF, the letters "PR" is a reference to the president and "seminarian," the head of Lula's cabinet, Gilberto Carvalho.
The documents reviewed by the PF were attached on Friday, 25, the file Lava jet by the delegate Eduardo da Silva Mauat. They are a small part of the 392,842 open messages, and this survey were analyzed specific groups of messages of interest.
Defense
Read the note from the press office of the Lula Institute: "The e-mail is by the former minister Miguel Jorge, so it is up to him talk about his message, indicating that the matter was raised by the President of Namibia, within the relations between the two countries. The Foreign Ministry has information on that lunch and gifts at home to President of Namibia. The official visit and lunch the President of Namibia were part of the former president's agenda, publicly disclosed to the press that morning".
Former minister Miguel Jorge wrote the following email to the report of the State Agency: "I do not remember that episode or how was the meeting between the two presidents, but there was an institutional action in favor of Brazilian companies, and Embraer kind of visit of the domestic industry capacity card in virtually every president's travels, there were meetings with companies, although they do not travel with him -. but always there was a public and open meeting, they spoke PR and Ministers (of Foreign Affairs and of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, and Agriculture (these two regions, there was a huge interest in the Embrapa research work). At meetings of the PR with other presidents, of which I participated, there was a . presence of companies During my time at the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, organized more than 10 trade missions, using Sucatão the Presidency and about a thousand companies participated in these missions - large companies such as Embraer, Sadia etc - and many medium and small, which incidentally, were our priority. "
Read the note Odebrecht:. "Odebrecht clarifies that excerpts from e-mails released record only a legitimate and natural institutional performance of the company and their participation in strategic projects of debates for the country - in which it operates, especially as an investor The company regrets, however, disclosure and misinterpretations of messages unrelated to the ongoing process. "
The former minister Gilberto Carvalho denied having received directly from Marcelo Odebrecht or Alexandrino Alencar any suggestions for speeches in international agendas or issues related to Odebrecht.
(With Estadão Content)
