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Rio Assembly Panel Backs Overturning Bacellar’s Detention, Full Vote Scheduled Today

The committee’s decision advances a test of the legislature’s response to an STF-ordered preventive arrest tied to alleged leaks to a suspect with links to organized crime.

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Overview

  • By a 4–3 margin, Alerj’s Constitution and Justice Committee approved a resolution recommending revocation of Rodrigo Bacellar’s preventive detention and sent it to the plenary for a vote set for 3 p.m.; at least 36 of 70 deputies are needed to free him.
  • Bacellar remains in Federal Police custody after Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered his arrest in operation Unha e Carne over allegations he warned ex-deputy Thiego “TH Joias” Silva before a September raid, enabling the removal of items from the target’s home.
  • In recorded testimony aired by TV Globo, Bacellar acknowledged speaking with TH Joias the day before the operation but denied knowing of a police action or trying to obstruct the investigation.
  • The committee’s resolution focuses on releasing Bacellar and does not address removing him from the Alerj presidency, and the plenary is not obligated to follow the panel’s recommendation.
  • The case unfolds as Federal Police and regulatory probes pressure União Brasil nationally, including the Central Bank’s liquidation of Banco Master, PF’s Compliance Zero arrests, and separate investigations touching figures linked to the party and public funds.