HALISTER1: Brazil Senator Raupp Becomes Defendant at Supreme Court

Brazil Senator Raupp Becomes Defendant at Supreme Court

(Bloomberg) -- (Machine translation provided by Google and reviewed by Bloomberg editors.)
  • Brazil Supreme Court received on Tuesday a complaint from Federal Prosecutors in the inquiry against Senator Valdir Raupp for crimes of passive corruption and money laundering, according to a note on Top Court’s website
  • Raupp is accused of requesting and receiving undue advantage arising from the Petrobras resource diversion scheme that is investigated by Carwash probe
  • Top Court judges unanimoulsy received the complaint for crime of passive corruption
    • Money laundering crime was received by the majority, except judges Dias Toffoli and Gilmar Mendes, according to the note
  • Public Prosecutor Office says in the complaint that in 2010 the parliamentarian allegedly requested and received an undue advantage because of his public function and assigned the funds to his Senate campaign that year
  • Raupp’s defense said the case is an official campaign donation, which was even approved by the Electoral Court
    • “I continue to believe that official campaign contribution duly declared can’t be considered as sign and/or evidence of illicitness”, Raupp says in note sent via message
  • Rapporteur Edson Fachin cited several excerpts from the award-winning contributions that pointed to the existence of Senator Valdir Raupp’s request for electoral donation for PMDB party Regional Directory in Rondonia
  • Supreme Court ruling on Raupp causes perplexity among parliamentarians, says O Globo
    • Deputies and senators fear that decision can possibly open a precedent to criminalize legal donations
  • For jurists, Top Court decision about bribe disguised of electoral donation will influence other cases: O Globo

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Valdir Raupp ((BRA)Senate)
Gilmar Mendes ((BRA)Federal Supreme Court)
Jose Antonio Dias Toffoli ((BRA)Federal Supreme Court)
Luiz Edson Fachin ((BRA)Federal Supreme Court)

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