Cerveró's lawyer denies asset transfers are illegal
The attempt by past Petrobras International director Nestor Cerveró to transfer assets to his children is not illegal, his lawyer Edson Ribeiro told Agência Brasil today (Jan. 14). Cerveró was arrested on corruption charges by the Federal Police early this morning, as he arrived in Brazil back from London.
According to the Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF), Cerveró was arrested as preventive step based on evidence that he continued his wrongdoing and transferred assets to his family. But according to his lawyer, “there's nothing illegal with that. When he transferred assets to his children, there were no istrative or legal restrictions against him.”
Ribeiro said the arrest came as a surprise. “I had told the authorities my client Nestor Cerveró had been willing to cooperate with the Public Prosecutors and the Federal Courts since April 10th, but none of them showed any interest in hearing him. Nobody ed him until yesterday. Even when he went to England I let the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Federal Police know that he was traveling abroad and would be back in January. I even gave them his stay address,” he said.
Ribeiro said he is planning to file for habeas corpus later today (14).
Translated by Mayra Borges
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