After testimony, defense of Silvinei Vasques denies award-winning whistleblowing

The defense of former general director of the Federal Highway Police (PRF) Silvinei Vasques denied that the delegate plans to make a plea bargain. In a statement to the Federal Police (PF), this Thursday (10), Silvinei denied that she had acted to interfere in the result of last year’s elections.

“He wouldn’t accept [fechar acordo de delação premiada]because anyone who denounces is a criminal”, declared lawyer Eduardo Simão. He also said that the former director of the PRF felt sick during the hearing.

On Wednesday, after being arrested, Silvinei spent the night at the PF Superintendence in the South Police Sector, in Brasília. Early this Thursday afternoon, he was taken to the corporation’s headquarters. According to G1the statement lasted about three hours and he left the PF building around 6:50 pm.

The delegate was arrested on Wednesday morning (9), in Florianópolis (SC), in an operation that investigates interference in the second round of the 2022 elections. ), and was based on messages found on cell phones of PRF employees who gave testimony in the case.

Also according to the defense, the message from former PRF coordinator Adiel Alcântara regarding “targeted policing” concerns general actions by the institution – and not the alleged persecution of voters of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).

“Each activity of the PRF, each operation has a direction, such as the environment and the issue of electoral crimes”, said Simão. heard by the PF on Wednesday.

After this Thursday’s statement, Silvinei was transferred to the Papuda Penitentiary Complex, in Brasília.