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What Sérgio Moro said about assess backgrounds of nominees to public office

About: assess backgrounds of nominees to public office

Sérgio Moro: This is not about discussing his responsibility, the presumption of innocence, or what happened in those cases, but I understand that anyone nominated for an agency director position must have a reputation beyond reproach.

Sérgio Moro: We are not deciding whether he is guilty of any kind of wrongdoing, but under these conditions I feel particularly uncomfortable casting a favorable vote.

It even says in the piece: The administrative process also indicates "frauds related to irregular contracting and diversion of funds originating from Pronaf" [...], authorisation of fraudulent transactions and discounting of checks, improper use of internal bank accounts, opening and movement of funds in checking accounts in an irregular manner.

Sérgio Moro · 1:01

Sérgio Moro: I was not aware of that fact. It seems to me that this fact is not in the report, including the one that was submitted to the Infrastructure Committee.

Sérgio Moro: Perhaps the rapporteur could clarify this situation.

Why it was classified this way · 75% confidence

Cites news reports that list alleged irregularities without calling for immediate action.

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