The revocation of the preventive detention of the ex-Minister of Education Milton Ribeiro suspected of influence peddling and corruption, and the arrest of one more suspect of participating in the murder of Bishop Phillips and Bruno Pereira are among the highlights of this Thursday (23).
Former minister Milton Ribeiro is released
Former Minister of Education Milton Ribeiro left the Federal Police (PF) building in São Paulo where he had been detained since Wednesday (22). The decision that revoked Ribeiro’s preventive detention came from the judge Ney Bello, from the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region.
Suspect in the case presents himself in the PF
A man presented himself to the Civil Police of São Paulo and claimed to have participated in the death of indigenist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Philips, who disappeared on June 5, in the region of Vale do Javari, Amazonas. The man, identified as Gabriel, says he received an invitation from Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira to pilot the vessel, but claims to have no knowledge at the time of Pelado’s intentions.
Prosecutor who assaulted colleague is arrested
Prosecutor Demétrius Oliveira de Macedo was arrested after being recorded beating his colleague Gabriela Samadello Monteiro de Barros in the municipality of Registro, in the interior of São Paulo. Judge Raphael Ernane Neves, of the First Criminal Court of the Foro de Registro, in the interior of São Paulo, decreed the preventive detention last Wednesday (22).
BC raises GDP forecast
The Central Bank’s official projection for GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth in 2022 went from 1% to 1.7%. The director of Economic Policy at the BC, Diogo Guillen, explained that the factors that led to the improvement in the projection for the performance of economic activity this year are more linked to the first half of 2022 and not so much to the prospects for an improvement in the economy in the coming months,
Rape victim terminates pregnancy
The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) confirmed the termination of the pregnancy of a child under 11 years of age, a rape victim in Santa Catarina. According to a public prosecutor’s office, the procedure was carried out on Wednesday (22) at night. The SC Justice had prevented the abortion.
Source: CNN Brasil
