Amaral's Delcídio would have tried to hinder investigations of Lava Jet (Evaristo Sa / AFP)
In testimony given on Thursday by the Superintendent of the Federal Police (PF), in Brasilia, the Amaral Delcídio Senator (PT-MS) said he intended to "help" the former director Nestor Cervero Petrobras out of prison by " humanitarian issue. " According to the Attorney General's Office, however, Delcídio sought to obstruct the progress of the investigation and prevent Nestor Cervero firmasse award-winning snitching agreement. In the interrogation that lasted nearly four hours, he denied the charges.
The deposition was conducted by the delegate Thiago De Lamare, engaged in the task force Lava jet and was accompanied by two prosecutors and two attorneys senator. During the conversation, the officer showed the recordings made by the son of Nestor Cervero, Bernardo, and which formed the basis for the parliamentary Prison request. Delcídio confirmed that the voice recording is his, but denied that he had tried to dissuade Cerveró not to make the award-winning snitching. "They were aiming to give a word of hope and comfort for the family of a defendant who is arrested, but never talked to any minister of the Supreme Court on the subject."
According to PT, it was approached by the son of the former director of Petrobras through the lawyer."I just gave this word of comfort seeing his son's despair of one of the prisoners. He (Bernard) introduced himself to me for help. I said I would help and try to intercede, but that was just a humanitarian issue, to comfort the family of convicted defendant Lava Jet, "said Senator to PF.
Dialogue recordist Bernardo, Delcídio, an aide to his office and the lawyer Edson Ribeiro arrive to plan an escape route for Cerveró leave Brazil after achieving liberation by the Supreme. The intention, according to reports, was to take the former director of Petrobras to Spain.
'Close relationship' - The PF wanted to know Delcídio on the participation of the lawyer, former defender of Cerveró and until yesterday also wanted by Interpol for involvement in the episode. The senator said the lawyer contacted him and asked for a meeting. "It took together (at the meeting) Bernardo. I received it. I had a close relationship with Nestor Cervero and family Nestor Cervero. For this reason, I received them. In conversation, Edson Ribeiro began reporting that it had entered with habeas corpus (to Cerveró) reported the personal drama, the personal suffering that Nestor Cervero're going through. I said I'd try to help, but it was a word of comfort to the child (Bernardo), "he reiterated.
Delcídio should be heard again by the feds. There are other issues that researchers want to submit to the senator, for example, its connection with the banker André Esteves, president of BTG Pactual, which, as the discussions recorded by Bernardo, would be responsible for an allowance of 50,000 reais for the family of Cervero in exchange for silence Petrobras's former director.
"The senator gave the explanations of forceful way," said the senator's lawyer, Mauricio Silva Leite. He said the PT waits "serene the progress of investigations, but very upset."
The senator is stuck in the incarceration of the Federal Police (PF) in Brasilia following a unanimous decision of the second group of the Supreme Court (STF). The full Senate decided to keep the prison Delcídio. In open voting, the MPs decided that the PT should be held for 59 votes to 13, with 1 abstention.
