Overview
- Commission president Carlos Viana ordered the arrest after concluding Costa lied and concealed documents during Monday's hearing.
- Relator Alfredo Gaspar asked for Costa's preventive detention, citing risk of flight and evidence of large financial movements tied to companies in the alleged scheme.
- Costa attended under a habeas corpus from Minister Luiz Fux that allowed him to remain silent on self-incriminating questions, yet he declined to commit to telling the truth and was accused of contradictions.
- Lawmakers cited transactions presented by the relator, including Prospect Consultoria moving over R$ 33 million in 2023 and more than R$ 70 million in 2024, and ACCA Consultoria moving R$ 10 million in 2023 and R$ 30 million in 2024.
- Costa denied being a partner of Antônio ‘Careca’ Antunes, said he was only an administrator, mentioned payments of about R$ 5 million to Curitiba Consultoria and R$ 1.8 million to Vênus, experienced hypoglycemia during the session, and Antunes is set to face the CPMI on Thursday after speaking to the PF and providing documents.