Federal Police want to hear David Almeida in investigation into vote buying The Federal Police asked the Electoral Court to hear the former mayor of Manaus, David Almeida, as part of the investigations in an inquiry that investigates the possible purchase of votes in the 2024 municipal elections. According to the document contained in the process, in theory, an organized structure would have mobilized religious leaders focused on electoral support and re-election of David Almeida. Throughout the investigation, the PF has already carried out arrests in the act, seized cash, attendance lists and cell phones, in addition to interviewing witnesses and interrogating those under investigation. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp The investigation also points to the role of Gabriel Alexandre da Silva Lima, David Almeida's son-in-law, as a frequent interlocutor with members of the church. According to the PF, Gabriel appears in conversations related to meetings, political support, electoral mobilization and delivery of values. The PF emphasizes, however, that, to date, no direct elements have been produced demonstrating David Almeida's personal participation in the meetings investigated, in the authorization of financial transfers, in the distribution of values ??or in the negotiations identified during the investigation. Even so, the PF considers it important to clarify what Gabriel's role was in the 2024 campaign, the degree of autonomy he exercised with religious and community leaders and whether David Almeida was aware of the negotiations being investigated. For this reason, the Federal Police understands that hearing the former mayor is important for the continuity of the investigations. Former mayor of Manaus, David Almeida. Semcom 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 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. 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. 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. 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. The Rede Amazônica report contacted David Almeida, Gabriel Alexandre da Silva Lima, 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. Prints show religious leader demanding amounts promised by the son-in-law of the mayor of Manaus for support during the 2024 election Disclosure/PF