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STF Halts STJ Trial of Acre Governor for 15 Days Over Coaf Access

The pause aims to ensure the defense can review financial intelligence records cited in the case before the next hearing.

Overview

  • The STJ’s Corte Especial had set the case for November 19, but the session was moved to December 3 after Justice Gilmar Mendes granted a 15‑day suspension.
  • Relator Nancy Andrighi had denied a similar request in the STJ, and Mendes cited Supreme Court precedent requiring formalized access to Coaf reports to safeguard due process.
  • Prosecutors charge Gladson Cameli with organized crime, active and passive corruption, embezzlement, money laundering, and bid rigging, with combined penalties that could exceed 40 years.
  • The prosecution stems from Federal Police Operation Ptolomeu and a 2019 state contract worth R$24.3 million with Murano, with CGU audits noting overpricing above R$8 million and about R$2.9 million in overbilling and citing benefits to family-linked firms.
  • Cameli remains a defendant under court measures that bar contact with witnesses, prohibit foreign travel with passport surrendered, and freeze assets, while his lawyers argue procedural irregularities and restricted access to evidence.