Overview

• Testifying as a witness, Fernando dos Santos Andrade Cavalcanti rejected being a straw man or operator, asserted that his assets are lawful and company-owned, and said documents were already delivered to federal investigators and the Supreme Court.
• His appearance was shielded by a habeas corpus granted by Minister Luiz Fux that allows him to remain silent, a move the CPMI president Carlos Viana criticized as damaging to the judiciary’s image.
• The committee approved the break of his bank and tax secrecy and requested financial intelligence, and members said a Coaf report flagged suspicious movements linked to lawyer Nelson Wilians.
• Police operations tied to the case seized luxury items including a Ferrari, a replica Formula 1 car, high-end watches and cash, and investigators suspect he tried to conceal vehicles before raids.
• Cavalcanti acknowledged gifting a 1974 collector Volkswagen Beetle to Federal District Governor Ibaneis Rocha, describing it as a birthday present.