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PF collects R$3 million from the judge’s home being investigated for selling sentences

Júlio Roberto Siqueira Cardoso recently retired from the Mato Grosso do Sul Court of Justice, after 40 years on the bench

  • Photo by the author Estadão

Published on October 24, 2024 at 8:13 pm

Federal Police seized R$2.7 million from the home of a retired judge Credit: Reproduction

This Thursday, the 24th, the Federal Police seized R$3 million in cash at the home of a retired judge suspected of participating in a scheme to sell sentences at the Court of Justice of Mato Grosso do Sul. The money was packed in a suitcase at the residence of Julio Roberto Siqueira Cardoso, under suspicion of “illegalities” in a trial that led to the “undue payment” of more than R$5 million to a lawyer with whom he maintains “close ties”.

Estadão seeks contact with the retired judge. The space is open for demonstrations.

Julio Cardoso’s house was one of 44 addresses searched by the PF this Thursday as part of the investigation that culminated in the removal of five judges from the Court of Justice of Mato Grosso do Sul, including its president Sergio Fernandes Martins. The investigations are part of Operation Última Ratio, which also confiscated a safe during the execution of another search and seizure warrant.

During the investigation, investigators also found a veritable arsenal of shotguns and revolvers.

The Operation was launched by order of Minister Francisco Falcão, of the Superior Court of Justice. In a 120-page decision, the minister detailed the suspicions that fell on all those investigated, including Júlio Cardoso.

The Federal Police even requested the arrest of the judge who retired in June, when the investigation was already underway. Falcão denied the request, following the opinion of the Federal Public Ministry. The Prosecutor’s Office’s assessment is that, despite the facts being serious, the removal of public servants being investigated would be sufficient to “stop the criminal practice and ensure the smooth progress of the investigations”.

The STJ minister authorized the breaking of Cardoso’s banking and tax secrecy. The information will allow investigators to delve into “large real estate transactions carried out by the judge using resources of untraceable origin.”

The PF mentions the purchase of houses in Campo Grande and Bahia. One of them would have a value of R$ 1.4 million, “with only news of the payment of a check worth R$ 450 thousand”.

The Federal Police also points to a communication from the Financial Activities Control Council, Coaf, about a cash deposit of R$90,000, in 2021, in favor of the judge, made by a woman who acted as his advisor until his retirement , in June.

WITH THE WORD, THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF MS

The Court of Justice of Mato Grosso do Sul hereby informs the public that Minister Francisco Falcão, of the Superior Court of Justice, within the scope of the investigation taking place in that Court, which is still confidential, determined measures aimed exclusively at some judges, magistrates and employees of this Court , which are being regularly complied with, without prejudice to any of the judicial services provided to the population and which do not affect in any way the other members and components of the Sul-Mato-Grosso Justice.

Those under investigation will certainly have every right to defense and the facts are still under investigation, and there is, for now, no definitive judgment of guilt.

The Court of Justice of Mato Grosso do Sul will continue to develop its role of rapid and effective judicial provision, convinced that the judges, magistrates and civil servants mentioned will be guaranteed due legal process

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