The Chamber of Deputies installed this Wednesday (17) three parliamentary commissions of inquiry (CPIs). Congressmen will investigate accounting inconsistencies in Americanas, sports betting and the activities of the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST). The CPIs of Americanas and MST will have 27 members and an equal number of substitutes. The third will have 34 starters and 34 substitutes. Members will be appointed by party leaders. Commissions have investigative powers similar to judicial authorities. They can summon authorities, request documents and break secrecy by the vote of the majority of the members. MST In the application for the creation of the CPI of the MST, parliamentarians affirm that they want to investigate the “real purpose [das invasões], as well as its funders”. Among the members of the collegiate there are deputies from parties such as PP, PL, União Brasil, MDB, Republicanos, PSDB. Left parties are represented by PSOL deputies Sâmia Bomfim (SP) and Talíria Petrone (RJ). The creation of the CPI was requested by Deputy Lieutenant Colonel Zucco (Republicanos-RS). In the parliamentarian’s assessment, there has been an increase in invasions since the beginning of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government. Americanas In January, the Americanas group revealed fiscal inconsistencies of R$ 20 billion and debts of around R$ 43 billion. On the occasion, the 4th Corporate Court of Rio de Janeiro accepted the request for judicial recovery of the group, composed of the companies Americanas SA, B2W Digital Lux and JSM Global. They are responsible for brands such as Lojas Americanas, Americanas.com, Submarino, Shoptime, Hortifruti, among others. Sports betting Investigations by the Public Ministry of Goiás (MPGO) revealed, in April, the manipulation of results in six Serie A games of the 2022 Brazilian Championship. In addition, state championship matches are also under investigation. According to the MPGO, the athletes involved would receive between R$ 70,000 and R$ 100,000 for penalties committed, corner kicks and yellow and red cards in the matches. Match-fixing would give bettors an edge. The operations were conducted by the Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime (Gaeco) and by the state’s Institutional Security and Intelligence Coordination (CSI). Deputy Julio Arcoverde (PP-PI) will chair the committee. Deputies André Figueiredo (PDT-CE), Daniel Agrobom (PL-GO) and Ricardo Silva (PSD-SP) will be first, second and third vice-presidents, respectively. The request for the creation of the CPI was authored by deputy Felipe Carreras (PSB-PE), who will also be the commission’s rapporteur.
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