With brother Dino's vote, MPF Council blocks investigation against Gonet
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TL;DR
- The CSMPF voted 5-4 to archive a criminal investigation against Attorney General Paulo Gonet.
- Nicolao Dino, president of the session and brother of STF Minister Flávio Dino, cast the decisive vote against the investigation.
- Dino argued that Gonet could not have foreseen the banker's criminal involvement two years in advance.
- The Council also unanimously decided it lacks the legal competence to remove Gonet from his functions or from cases related to Banco Master.
- Five members voted to archive the case, while four voted to continue the investigation.