Governor Claudio Castro (PL), on Friday, refused to comment on his expectations on how the Rio Legislative Assembly (Alerj) will take its position on the arrest of State Rep. Rodrigo Basilar (Uniao), head of the Rio de Janeiro legislature. This statement was made upon his arrival to participate in an event organized by the Union for the Integration of the South and South-East (COSUD) in Casa Virgan, in Botafogo, in the southern region of the capital, in which right-wing governors such as Minas Gerais, Romeo Zema (Novo) participated; From Goiás, Ronaldo Caido (Uniao); From São Paulo, Tarcisio de Freitas (Republicans).
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– I am not a representative – Castro said in a harsh tone.
When contacted by journalists, Castro also stated that all he had to say was in a memorandum issued by Palacio Guanabara on Friday morning – two days after Basilar was arrested. The head of the Rio de Janeiro Executive stated in the statement that he maintains “confidence in the technical and impartial conduct of the Federal Supreme Court and the Federal Police,” the two institutions at the forefront of the investigations. A member of the court, Minister Alexandre de Moraes, ordered the arrest of Basselar, after a representation from the National Front, which pointed out a leak from an operation carried out by the parliamentarian in September to the then MP TH Goias (MDB), who was the target of the action.
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The Constitution and Justice Committee will meet in Allerg on Friday to analyze Basilar’s arrest. The seven members of the group will prepare an opinion to uphold or overturn the court’s decision. The decision to dismiss the parliamentarian will also be discussed. The final decision will be made in the plenary session next Monday.
In the corridors of the Council, the suspension of the arrest order is taken for granted. The result should not be narrow. Yesterday morning, the topic was still almost taboo, with MPs of all sects avoiding speaking publicly. After a meeting, 12 MPs from the Labor Party, PSB, PCdoB and PSOL announced that they would vote to keep the prisoner and remove him from the presidency. According to members of this group, there are indications that part of the Castro government’s base should follow this understanding as well, although the base is divided over the future of the board.
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Basilar was arrested last Wednesday. Alexandre de Moraes based his decision on a report from the Federal Police – representing the arrest of the parliamentarian, stating that Basselar had leaked information about Operation Zargon to the then state MP TH Goias (MDB), who was arrested the next day, on 3 September – and an opinion from the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PGR), which in turn listed arguments to justify that precautionary measures “will not be sufficient to contain the danger he poses to public order”. Procedural instructions and application of criminal law.”
Therefore, Bakılar’s preventive detention was deemed necessary “to neutralize the recurring danger to the freedom of the person he represents,” according to the PGR. The prosecutor also used the “real risk of flight” of Al-Arj’s boss, due to his “financial situation” and “extensive network of contacts,” and the “possibility of intimidation, threats, or inappropriate tactics with potential witnesses.”
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In addition to the arrest, Moraes ordered Basilar’s removal from the presidency of Allerg. Searches and seizures were carried out at addresses in Basilar (in Botafogo and central Rio, as well as in the cities of Campos dos Goytacazes and Teresópolis), Tharcio (in Mangaratiba, on the Costa Verde) and T.S. Goyas, who was arrested, was located in an apartment in Recreo dos Bandeirantes.