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PGR Asks Supreme Court to Partially Archive Case Against Senator Chico Rodrigues

Justice Flávio Dino will decide on the request, potentially moving unresolved matters to a Roraima federal court.

senador Chico Rodrigues (PSB-RR) Foto: Edilson Rodrigues/Agência Senado
PGR considera que a investigação não provou a ilegalidade na origem dos R$ 17,9 mil encontrados na cueca do senador Chico Rodrigues.
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Overview

  • Prosecutor-general Paulo Gonet filed the request on December 28 with the Supreme Court, stressing it is a prosecutorial recommendation rather than a judicial ruling.
  • The PGR said police did not prove the illicit origin of cash seized from the senator or establish the crime of money laundering.
  • The filing seeks to drop allegations tied to hiding money during the 2020 search, using parliamentary aides for private tasks, and supposed use of Air Force aircraft for PPE transport.
  • The PGR proposes sending remaining issues without high-court forum to first-instance jurisdiction in Roraima, leaving only a narrower claim of administrative advocacy related to Haiplan if the request is accepted.
  • The probe stems from a 2020 PF operation that found cash, a gold nugget, firearms, ammunition, and US$6,000; Rodrigues was indicted in 2021 and maintains he hid money out of panic.