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Brazil’s future Minister of Justice attacks peaceful ‘Brazilian Spring” camps; calls them ‘incubator of terrorists’

Together with President-elect Lula da Silva, the nominee for the office of Minister of Justice and Public Security, scandal-ridden Flávio Dino, prepares Brazilians psychologically for a possibly violent and brutal crackdown on Brazilian spring protesters once the new government is in office (Jan. 1).

After Lula da Silva said on Dec. 22 that he had defeated Bolsonaro, he must now “defeat Bolsonarism in the streets; that is our promise,” Dino used his Twitter account on Sunday, Dec. 25, to add further fuel to the fire.

He attacked the people camping in front of the Army barracks in protest against the election of Lula da Silva and to speak against the rules edited by the government of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) that facilitated the acquisition of weapons.

(Lula da Silva says he defeated Bolsonaro, and now he will have to “defeat Bolsonarism in the streets. This is our promise.” )

“The serious events of yesterday [Dec. 24] in Brasilia prove that such ‘patriotic’ camps have become incubators of terrorists. Measures are being taken and will be expanded, with every speed possible,” he wrote in his account.

Flávio Dino was referring to an operation by the Civil Police of the Federal District that arrested on Saturday a businessman from Pará suspected of having placed dynamite in a fuel truck near the International Airport of Brasilia.

According to the Federal Police, the man had ties to the protesters’ camp in Brasilia and apparently confessed to the crime.

However, many believe this bomb was planted [false flag] to blame the protesters and justify a brutal crackdown on the protesters.

“Armament produces other degeneracies. Overcoming them is a priority,” he continued, calling on federal authorities to crack down on “political crimes.”

“I reiterate the recognition to the Civil Police of DF, which acted efficiently. But, at the same time, I remember that there are constituted federal authorities who must also act given political crimes.”

He ended the sequence of posts by saying that investigations into “unacceptable terrorism” continue and that “there is no possible political pact and nor will there be amnesty for terrorists, their supporters, and financiers.”

It is not the first time Flávio Dino wants to denigrate the peaceful demonstrators. On Dec. 20, for example, he claimed that the call “SOS Armed Forces” was a crime.

Last week, Dino said calling Lula da Silva a “thief” was also a crime. “There is not a single conviction against former President Lula da Silva,” the future justice minister said.

Although Dino is the leading spokesman for the transition group on judicial issues, he has already been involved in some investigations related to suspected money laundering and corruption, see:

ACCUSED OF RECEIVING R$200,000 FROM ODEBRECHT

José de Carvalho Filho, an executive of the construction company Odebrecht, accused Flávio Dino.

In exchange, according to the whistleblower, Dino would defend matters of interest to Odebrecht.

However, the governor denies the accusation.

Carvalho Filho allegedly revealed that the then-governor of Maranhão demanded R$200,000 from the construction company for election campaigns for the Maranhão government between 2010 and 2014.

However, Minister Felix Fischer of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ruled that the investigation should be closed due to a lack of evidence.

At the time, the STJ minister stressed the possibility of new investigations if new evidence was presented.

Flávio Dino and Luiz Lula da Silva. (Photo internet reproduction)
Flávio Dino and Luiz Lula da Silva. (Photo internet reproduction)

GOVERNMENT TAINTED BY CORRUPTION IN HEALTH

In 2017, the Federal Police arrested 14 investigated in Operation Catchers, which pointed out at the time millionaire frauds in the health area of Maranhão, governed by Dino.

In all, the Federal Court in São Luís ordered the arrest of 17 people. Among those arrested were four servers or former servers of the Health Secretariat.

At the time, investigators found that even an ice cream parlor, in February 2015, ‘overnight’ underwent a legal transformation and became a hospital services management company for issuing cold invoices and raising R$ 1.1 million in public funds.

Sometime later, doctor Mariano de Castro Silva, accused of acting as an operator of the millionaire scheme, committed suicide.

He was found dead with a rope in his apartment in Teresina, the capital of Piauí.

INVESTIGATIONS INTO FUEL PURCHASES

With suspected irregularity, a contract of Flávio Dino’s government was under investigation regarding the purchase of fuel intended to fuel a helicopter in 2020.

According to the investigation, the government of Maranhão contracted to buy 175,000 liters per year to fuel a helicopter model EC-145 used by the Security Secretariat.

According to preliminary information gathered by the investigators, the annual consumption of this helicopter, considering the use provided in the contract of 60 hours per month, would be 144,000 liters.

For the PGR (Prosecutor’s office), there are suspicions that 31,000 liters have been bought too much, which would cause a loss of R$267,000 to public coffers.

INVESTIGATED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT

Finally, Flávio Dino is also investigated by the Public Ministry of Maranhão, in the criminal sphere, for suspected irregularities in his government.

The objective is to investigate a public agent’s alleged practice of embezzlement of resources.

However, the Public Ministry of the State put the investigation under secrecy, and since then, there is not much information about the case.

 

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