STF (Supreme Federal Court) Minister Gilmar Mendes says he sees a nod from former judge and current President Sergio Moro (Podemos) to former prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol, who also joined the party, as a “confession” that the two were already acting in partnership during Operation Lava Jato.

“[Moro e Dallagnol] They move from a lasting union to marriage. [A filiação dos dois] It’s a recognition that they’ve played together before and that they had the same desire. [a mesma aspiração]”, – Mendes said today UOL Interview, featuring journalists Fabiola Sidral, Carol Brigido and Kennedy Alencar.

We saw statements from him [Moro] that he had already received an invitation from Bolsonaro to become minister between the 1st and 2nd rounds. Consequently, he was already in a difficult condition to be impartial. He was already involved in the activities of a political party under the mantle as a judge. At least now he went the usual way. Goes to engage in politics, joins a political party “
Gilmar Mendes on Sergio Moro’s entry into politics

“He also leaked information regarding Palocci. [Antonio Palocci, ex-ministro do governo Lula]that affected the elections [de 2018]… Subsequently, he agreed to become the minister of Bolsonaro. All of this was highlighted during the suspicion discussion, showing that there was exaggeration, that it was necessary to maintain an image of impartiality, ”he added.

Mendes also questioned Moro’s actions with Dallagnol in the middle of Operation Lava Yato.

“Bringing in a lawyer, agreeing with a prosecutor, getting proposals for witnesses, monitoring whistleblowers, using extended pre-trial detention to provide informants … Is this all a formality? It’s all so clear that it helps us to see very clearly for those who do not saw “.

Party fund replenishment fund, says Mendes

The minister also talks about the proposal of the then coordinator of the working group to create a fund with money from Lava Jato under the pretext of fighting corruption with a possible party fund – Dallagnol himself admitted to UOL that this initiative was a mistake.

This foundation Dallagnola created an anti-corruption fund of approximately R $ 4 billion, which they would manage themselves. The money that came from Petrobras. Can you guess where this money would go now if this fund worked? This fuels the party’s political campaign. It was an electoral fund “
Gilmar Mendes on Dallagnola

“I expected this and saw how difficult it was to cancel this fund. At that time, the Attorney General had to appear in the Supreme Court and get a decision from Minister Alexander [Moraes]that the foundation in Curitiba has already been established, which shows the whole political plan, ”he added.

‘They thought they could be partners’

Gilmar Mendes also says he sees the initiative as a partnership between Moreau and Dallagnol. “They thought they could become partners. Either this resource belongs to Petrobras, or it belongs to the Union. This type of appropriation doesn’t make sense, ”he criticized. “Total power corrupts absolutely.”

Mendes also acknowledges the virtues of Lava Jato. However, he believes that this does not give them the right to arbitrariness. “We are not going to revoke the merits of the operation. Of course, she has merit that must be recognized. But that also does not absolve them of responsibility for ultimately exaggerating or even committing crimes. That doesn’t make them relieved, ”he argued.

it seems to me that they [pensavam] that they can do anything in the name of fighting corruption. But you can’t fight crime “
Gilmar Mendes, on any arbitrary action in Lava Jato

‘I think they should have been operating on Bretas by now.’

For Mendes Lava, Yato has set a dangerous precedent for tyranny in the name of fighting corruption.

“We have created a network of arbitrariness. Everything related to Moreau’s model somehow had a tinge of arbitrariness, ”he said.

“Our Brets [juiz Marcelo Bretas, da Lava Jato no Rio de Janeiro] called the “new moro”. In the judicial sphere, this name seems unfortunate. What is said to the judge about this is discouraged. I think they should have been acting according to Bretas by now. Institutions are the ones who pay the price for the rejection of one of their members, ”he added.