Teori Zavascki, a judge of the Supreme Court who was the rapporteur of the Operation Lava-Jet, died after the plane carrying if you have despenhado in the sea of Paraty, 250 kilometres from Rio de Janeiro. The son, Francis Prehn Zavascki, confirmed the news on Facebook.
The Fire department of Rio de Janeiro reported the brazilian press that there are at least three fatalities that are still stuck in the plane which is partially submerged, which hinders the work of the rescue teams. There is no information about the rest of the passengers, or how many there are. The aircraft has the capacity to transport seven people, including the crew. The President of Brazil, Michel Temer, has already been informed of the situation.
The operation car Wash investigates the largest corruption scheme in brazilian history involving several companies, especially Petrobras, in addition to dozens of politicians.
Teori Zavascki, 68 years of age, was judge of the Superior Court of Justice brazil between 2003 and 2012. In this year was appointed by Rousseff to integrate the Federal Supreme Court.
According to the site UOL, in the beginning of February it was expected the approval and disclosure on the part of Zavascki of all the agreements of the delation made within the scope of the investigation to the enterprise Odebrecht, the biggest process in all the Operation Lava-Jato. These agreements are made to obtain testimonies in exchange for possible reductions of the penalty. The Supreme Court has under its purview the performance of holders of public offices, such as congressmen or ministers allegedly involved in the corruption scheme. Taking advantage of this measure, the researchers hoped that Teori Zavascki to withhold the secret, at the request of the prosecutor general of the Republic, Rodrigo Janot, all of the approximately 900 depositions made during the investigation.
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