PF has not yet completed an investigation into alleged vote buying that mentions David Almeida The Federal Police (PF) has not yet concluded the investigation into alleged vote buying in the 2024 municipal elections in Manaus, even after the end of the 90-day period granted by the Electoral Court to complete the investigations. The investigation cites the former mayor of Manaus, David Almeida, as well as pastors linked to the United Pentecostal Church of Brazil and Gabriel Alexandre da Silva Lima, the politician's son-in-law. The request for extension was made by the delegate responsible for the case in March this year, and received a favorable opinion from the Public Electoral Ministry. The judge's authorization came in early April. The deadline ended on July 8, but, to date, the investigation remains unfinished. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp The case is being processed in the Electoral Court under the number 0600044-07.2024.6.04.0002, publicly, and can be consulted by anyone on the Amazonas Regional Electoral Court (TRE-AM) website. Source reports delay in investigation A person who claims to know how the facts under investigation work agreed to speak to the Rede Amazônica report on condition of anonymity. According to the source, the delay in completing the investigation causes outrage. "We are outraged because they did what they did. The evidence is all there. We don't understand why no one has been arrested to this day," he said. The source also reported that the pastors investigated played different roles within the church structure and that negotiations related to the distribution of values ??would take place in meetings held outside the religious institution. According to the report, Pastor Bernardino Gomes acted as secretary of a church board, while Eliezer Souza, who is also a pastor, was one of those responsible for the articulation investigated. According to the source, contacts with Gabriel Alexandre da Silva Lima would have been mediated by the pastors themselves. The statements represent the version of the source heard by the report and do not constitute a conclusion of the Federal Police investigation. PF still intended to listen to three investigated In a document sent to the Electoral Court, the Federal Police informed that it still intended to listen to pastors Bernardino Gomes and Eliezer Souza, in addition to Gabriel Alexandre da Silva Lima. They appear together in a photo attached to the investigation files. Gabriel Alexandre and Flaviano Negreiros alongside other religious leaders during a meeting that, according to the PF, was held to support the re-election of the Mayor of Manaus, David Almeida. Reproduction/Federal Police Remember the case The investigation began on the eve of the second round of the 2024 municipal elections, when the Federal Police received a complaint accompanied by a message attributed to the church's management, instructing pastors voting in Manaus to attend a property in the Monte das Oliveiras neighborhood, in the North Zone of the capital, on a specific date and time. Two federal police officers went to the address to verify the complaint. In a statement to the police, one of the agents stated that he found a backpack and a bag containing several white envelopes, each with R$200 in cash. Another police officer reported that people present reported that the amounts had been delivered the night before to be distributed that morning. According to the statement, the group stated that it had received R$38,000 for distribution. During the operation, the Federal Police seized more than R$21,000 in cash and four cell phones. According to the statements collected by the investigation, the money found would be part of the R$38,000 that would have been received from people linked to the campaign of the then former mayor David Almeida. The same reports indicate that the values ??were taken to the location by pastor Eliezer Souza. On that occasion, two church leaders were arrested red-handed: Flaviano Paes Negreiros and Werter Monteiro Oliveira, former president and vice-president of the institution. The two paid bail of R$15,000 each and began to respond to the investigation in freedom. Mayor of Manaus appears in PF inquiry investigating allegations of vote buying Of the four cell phones seized, two were returned to their owners after the examination failed to identify elements considered relevant to the investigation. The other two remained under analysis by the Federal Police. The expert report on the cell phones seized during the operation was added to the process only in March of this year, days after a report showed that the result of the technical analysis had not yet been sent to the Electoral Court. After the document was included in the case file, the responsible delegate requested another 90 days to complete the investigations. The request was accepted by the Electoral Court, but the deadline expired without the investigation being completed. Expertise identified messages On the devices analyzed, the Federal Police identified exchanges of messages and audios between investigated pastors and Gabriel Alexandre da Silva Lima, married to David Almeida's daughter. The report also describes a photograph as simply that of a “person speaking”. According to the source interviewed by the report, the man portrayed would be César Marques, president of the Agir no Amazonas party. He also appears in another photo alongside Gabriel Alexandre da Silva Lima and the pastors mentioned in the investigation. The source stated that César Marques participated in a meeting to talk about politics and ask for votes. Prints show religious leader demanding amounts promised by the son-in-law of the mayor of Manaus for support during the 2024 election Divulgação/PF What those mentioned say The report from Rede Amazônica sought out David Almeida, Gabriel Alexandre da Silva Lima, pastors Bernardino Gomes and Eliezer Souza, César Marques and the management of the United Pentecostal Church of Brazil to take a position, but received no response until the publication of this report. Rede Amazônica also requested an interview with the superintendent of the Federal Police in Amazonas, Danielle Mady. According to the institution's communications department, the statement would be sent via note. The report sent four questions to the Federal Police, including the reasons for the delay in completing the investigation and compliance with pending measures. Until the publication of this report, the questions had not been answered. The Electoral Public Ministry also did not comment on the case. Prosecutor Jorge Damasceno, who was in favor of the Federal Police's request to extend the investigation period, said he would not grant an interview. TRE-AM stated that it does not comment on ongoing processes. Former mayor of Manaus, David Almeida (Avante) Semcom