The Federal Police asked the attorney general of the Republic, Paulo Gonet, to recuse himself from an investigation in which his name appears mentioned. The request was made after Gonet's name appeared in a police report related to a fraud investigation.
The investigation in question concerns alleged fraud committed against the former owner of Banco Master. The police report that mentions Gonet's name is part of this inquiry that is looking into irregularities.
Gonet's recusal was requested to guarantee the impartiality of the investigative procedure, since his position as head of the Federal Public Ministry could generate conflicts of interest in the case.
The Federal Police's request to the attorney general represents a measure to preserve the transparency and independence of the investigations, avoiding that the investigator himself may be investigated in the same procedure.
