Minister Flávio Dino, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), decided this Monday (17) to remove the president of the Court of Auditors of the State of Maranhão, advisor Daniel Itapary Brandão, for 180 days. Daniel is the nephew of the governor of Maranhão, Carlos Brandão (MDB). The precautionary measure was taken by Dino following a request from the Federal Police and takes into account the relevance of the position held by Daniel Brandão. And also the counselor's power to "directly influence" investigations into a murder, which occurred in 2022, within the context of a public diversion scheme. According to Dino, further investigations are needed to clarify Daniel Brandão's possible involvement in both the homicide and the embezzlement of public resources.
Dino removes president of the Maranhão Court of Auditors for 180 days
Minister Flávio Dino, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), decided this Monday (17) to remove the president of the Court of Auditors of the State of Maranhão, advisor Daniel Itapary Brandão, for 180 days. Daniel is the nephew of the...
The precautionary measure was taken by Dino following a request from the Federal Police and takes into account the relevance of the position held by Daniel Brandão. And also the counselor's power to "directly influence" investigations into a murder, which occurred in 2022, within the context of a public diversion scheme.
- According to Dino, further investigations are needed to clarify Daniel Brandão's possible involvement in both the homicide and the embezzlement of public resources.
- "The investigations provide serious evidence that, from the moment of the crime until the present day, the group investigated has used all the actions within its power to shield the...
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"The investigations provide serious evidence that, from the moment of the crime until the present day, the group investigated has used all the actions within its power to shield the identification of Daniel Brandão in such an investigation", stated the STF minister in the decision. "There is even strong evidence that the aforementioned person being investigated has used the relevant public role of Counselor of the Court of Auditors of the State of Maranhão to hide his identity in the investigations into the crime of homicide that occurred in the Tech Office building in 2022", added the magistrate. Flávio Dino also stated that a body like the TCE-MA cannot be chaired by a person who "figures at the epicenter of investigations into a homicide, in addition to the misuse of public resources, collection of bribes and fraudulent payments". "[These payments] are made in favor of a network that directly involves companies owned by his family — of which he is or was a partner — state bodies, managers and prominent political authorities", concluded Dino. Governor Carlos Brandão (on the left) and Daniel Itapary Brandão, removed president of TCE-MA Personal archive