Lawyer arrested for Joesley’s accusation disputes vacancy in the CNJ – 07/05/2023 – Power

Amidst the tumultuous discussion on the tax reform, the Chamber of Deputies expects to vote this Thursday (6) on the nomination for a vacancy in the CNJ (National Council of Justice), and has as one of the main quotes a lawyer known for his connection with Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) and who has already been arrested based on the accusation of Joesley Batista, from JBS.

The name of Willer Tomaz de Souza had already been considered for the CNJ since last year by deputies and sectors of the Judiciary, but the mayor, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), had been saying that there was no decision regarding the nomination. of the lawyer.

wanted by Sheet about the candidacy, Willer Tomaz did not manifest.

Should run with him to chief of staff of the minister of the STF (Federal Supreme Court) Dias Toffoli, Daiane Nogueira de Lira. Part of lawmakers say she is the favorite, not Willer.

Toffoli is one of the ministers who guaranteed the rejection, in an unusual way, of a complaint that had already been accepted against Lira in the Supreme Court.

The formalization of candidacies must be made until 12:00 this Thursday by indication of the parliamentary blocks, accompanied by CVs of the candidates. The election will be secret.

After approval in the House, the nominee still has to be questioned and approved by the Senate.

The term of office on the board is two years, with the possibility of reappointment for an equal period. The Chamber is entitled to an indication of “citizen of notable legal knowledge and unblemished reputation”.

Willer is a lawyer for the mayor of the Chamber, in addition to being close to parliamentarians from the most diverse political spectrums. Therefore, he has no obstacles in the House.

Last year, his nomination was being defended by members of the centrão itself, composed of acronyms such as PP, PL and Republicans.

In addition, although he is close to sectors surrounding former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), Willer also has links with allies of President Lula (PT). The lawyer is a partner of Eugênio Aragão, who defended Lula’s campaign.

Chaired by Minister Rosa Weber, from the Supreme Court, the CNJ is made up of 15 councilors and is tasked with acting in the control and transparency of the Judiciary, in addition to judging disciplinary proceedings and complaints against members of the Justice System across the country.

Willer’s nomination has support from the CNJ. Another wing, made up mainly of career judges, opposes the idea and thinks he is a questionable name for the council.

Currently, the representative of the CNJ appointed by the Chamber is lawyer Mário Henrique Goulart, who recently withdrew from reappointment.

Among other people, Willer advocated for Arthur Lira himself in superior courts. He is known for boasting about his political influences and among high court ministers in the country.

He usually throws parties in Brasilia with guests from the summits of the three Powers.

Willer was arrested by the Federal Police in 2017, in the operation related to JBS. The suspicion of the PGR (Attorney General of the Republic) was that he would have acted as an intermediary in the leak of information from the Federal Public Ministry. The complaint against him was rejected by the court.

“I was denounced. The whistleblowers recanted. The denouncement was rejected. It was a mistake by the Judiciary and I receive indemnities”, he affirmed.

In 2021, the Sheet revealed that the chief minister of the Civil House, Ciro Nogueira (PP), used the branch of his motorcycle sales company in Piauí to rent a mansion on Lago Sul in Brasília bought months earlier by Willer.

At the time, the lawyer had been shielded by the CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) of Covid in a performance made by Ciro himself – who is a senator and graduated from office to become a minister. The commission intended to break the lawyer’s secrecy when investigations into suspected corruption in vaccine negotiation gained strength.

His name ended up being removed from the confidentiality breach request by the CPI rapporteur, senator Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL).

At the time, he told Sheet that business with Ciro was regular.

“I rent houses to ministers of the STJ [Superior Tribunal de Justiça]. My office earned BRL 100 million in 2020 “, said the lawyer. He also said that his company, WT, has more than 50 rental properties.