In a letter from the prison, Léo Pinheiro, a former president of OAS and a key witness in the conviction of former President Lula in the case of the triplex, denies coercion by Lava Jato prosecutors to adapt his testimony and ratify the plea deal, according to Folha reporter Monica Bergamo.
"I am neither a liar nor a victim of any coercion," Pinheiro writes. On Sunday (30), Folha showed, from messages obtained by The Intercept Brasil website, that he was treated with distrust by Lava Jato for almost the entire time he was willing to collaborate.
He said in the letter that the guarujá apt remodeling "was not a gift," and the expenses were discounted from the kickbacks he paid to PT. In 2016, when the plea deal negotiations started, he said he had done it exclusively to please Lula.
The former president's defense accuses him of changing testimony for benefits. Pinheiro has served two and a half years of a closed regime in prison, and today he is in the semi-open regime.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon