The former president of Petrobras Grace Foster (Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters)
A series of e-mails exchanged by the leadership of Odebrecht after the arrest of former Petrobras director Paulo Roberto Costa, already convicted in Lava jet, reveals a conversation in which the then president of the state, Mary Grace Foster, speaks on the existence of "a gang" at Petrobras. Messages seized by the Federal Police were exchanged between Odebrecht executives on July 24, 2014, four months after the arrest of Costa.
"Think before you go and define what gang you belong," he said Foster would have the executive manager of Petrobras Supply, William Wilson, appointed with Coast defense witness. The phrase was attributed to Foster by Rogério Araújo, then director of Odebrecht in e-mail sent to 18h04 for the company president Marcelo Odebrecht, and another director, Márcio Faria. The three are arrested since June 19.
They also cite Petrobras leaders who would be arrested in Lava Jet months later, including the former director Renato Duque Services, named as man of the PT in the state of the bribery scheme. For researchers, the content of e-mails demonstrates that the summit could schema installed in the company and also the Duke's role as collector of PT. "Duke (money to Party)", contained in a message.
The sequence of emails was captured by federal police on the computers of Odebrecht in Sao Paulo.There are eight matches in all.
In July 2014, when the emails were exchanged, Petrobras was boiling before the scandal. Paulo Roberto Costa was one of the most influential names in the company. His arrest has shaken the state. The following month, the former director made winning snitching and threw open the corruption scheme and kickbacks involving about fifty politicians, among constituencies, and other directors of Petrobras.
In the messages, the Odebrecht executives treat Paulo Roberto Costa of the initials' PR 'and Mary Grace Foster, for' FGM ', according to the investigators' analysis. "As we know, were given some company people as witnesses to PR process One of them, William Wilson (GEX Abast) was approached by FGM in the following line:." Think well before you go and define in which gang you belong !! " says Rogério Araújo Marcelo Odebrecht and Márcio Faria.
The president of Odebrecht said then: "I do not know if I understand well the message of it." Rogério Araújo explains. "If the gang of PR, testify in favor of it." Marcelo Odebrecht answered. "In other words, it wants to set off the PR? It just does not help how to attack? Think has no reflux?"
The communication cites other officer of Petrobras, stuck in Lava jet, Nestor Cervero (International), and also the former president of the state, Jose Sergio Gabrielli, who is not charged. At 18h21 that day, Rogério Araújo says. "We also set off Duke (will witness), Cervero and Gabrielli. I do not know if you have alignment with PR."
Marcelo Odebrecht argues: "It would be nice if we were sure of it this stance, it would be another point of my talk tomorrow This is suicide, it will only hurt government and business.".
At 18h35, Rogério Araújo agrees with Marcelo Odebrecht. "Regarding the WG absolute certainty! Regarding the Duke she made the following comment in a presentation GT ED on action Imbassay next to Union General Proc about RNEST enlisting former directors and current to listen to the presentation asked the Legal (Nilton Maia ) to prepare work defending the current board and said he could not do even with PR (benefited) and Duke (money to Party) !. As for Cerveró and Gabrielli, has made bad reviews Pasadena face. "
The last message Rogério Araújo cites another director of Petrobras, stuck in Lava jet, Jorge Zelada (International): ". Another is that it detonates Zelada"
Grace Foster, Odebrecht and Petrobras did not comment on the content of messages.
