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| Brazil supreme court justice overseeing vast corruption case dies in plane crash | Brazil supreme court justice overseeing vast corruption case dies in plane crash |
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| The supreme court justice presiding over Brazil’s biggest corruption case has died after the small plane he was travelling in crashed into the sea off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, according to local authorities. | The supreme court justice presiding over Brazil’s biggest corruption case has died after the small plane he was travelling in crashed into the sea off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, according to local authorities. |
| Teori Zavascki was confirmed on the passenger list of the Hawker Beechcraft twin-prop aircraft, but it is unknown if his body was among the three that have been found in the wreckage. There were thought to have been four on board. His son Franscico wrote on his Facebook page: “Please pray for a miracle.” | Teori Zavascki was confirmed on the passenger list of the Hawker Beechcraft twin-prop aircraft, but it is unknown if his body was among the three that have been found in the wreckage. There were thought to have been four on board. His son Franscico wrote on his Facebook page: “Please pray for a miracle.” |
| The timing is likely to raise questions of possible foul play. Zavascki has played a prominent role in the Lava Jato judicial inquiry into a bribery and kickback scandal that has implicated scores of politicians – including current and former presidents Michel Temer and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and several dozen other prominent politicians – and resulted in the jailing of the former head of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha. | The timing is likely to raise questions of possible foul play. Zavascki has played a prominent role in the Lava Jato judicial inquiry into a bribery and kickback scandal that has implicated scores of politicians – including current and former presidents Michel Temer and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and several dozen other prominent politicians – and resulted in the jailing of the former head of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha. |
| Zavascki has recently been reviewing evidence from senior executives at Odebrecht, which could result in many more arrests of powerful figures in Congress and the business community. | Zavascki has recently been reviewing evidence from senior executives at Odebrecht, which could result in many more arrests of powerful figures in Congress and the business community. |
| Sergio Moro, the prosecutor who has led the Lava Jato investigation for nearly three years, said in a statement that he “was stunned” by the death of Zavascki, who he described as a “Brazilian hero.” | |
| “Without him, there would be no Operation Car Wash,” Moro wrote. “I hope that his legacy, of serenity, seriousness and firmness in enforcing the law, regardless of the interests of those involved, even the powerful, will not be forgotten.” | |
| Navy vessels, fishing boats and personnel from the army and fire department are now searching the area and trying to salvage what is left of the plane, which came down close to Rasa Island on its way from São Paulo to the city of Rio de Janeiro. | Navy vessels, fishing boats and personnel from the army and fire department are now searching the area and trying to salvage what is left of the plane, which came down close to Rasa Island on its way from São Paulo to the city of Rio de Janeiro. |