The Federal Supreme Court maintained, by 9 votes to 1, the rules that limit the use of information obtained in the investigation of air accidents in judicial or istrative proceedings.
Authored by the Attorney General's Office, the action questioned the rules of secrecy and restrictions on sharing investigations into air accidents in the country.
The case reached the STF in February 2017, and began to be judged in 2021, but was suspended following a request for review by Minister Alexandre de Moraes. With the crash of the Voe plane, last Friday (9), in Vinhedo, in the interior of São Paulo, the trial was resumed.
The conflict occurs because the investigation carried out by Cenipa – Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents, is carried out to prevent other accidents and the evidence obtained cannot be used as evidence in judicial and istrative proceedings with access only with judicial authorization.
The Public Ministry and the Federal Police argued that the rule in force prevents the people involved from obtaining information and harms the constitutionally guaranteed right of defense of those who were affected. And it can prevent criminal liability for any irregularities committed by aircraft manufacturers, pilots, mechanics and airlines.
The Public Ministry and the Federal Police wanted the Supreme Court to guarantee simultaneous access to the investigations. As for the PGR, it is mandatory to communicate evidence of crimes during the investigation conducted by the Air Force.
Street: Agency Brazil
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