PF arrests Gerson Palermo, head of the PCC who was on the run

The PF (Federal Police) arrested drug trafficker Gerson Palermo this Tuesday morning (26), who had been on the run since 2020, when he received the benefit of house arrest with the use of an electronic ankle bracelet.

According to the PF, he broke the electronic device and fled the same day he was released. He was on Brazil's most wanted list.

Investigation against judge
The PF (Federal Police) concluded the investigation into the escape of drug dealer Gerson Palermo with alleged links to judge Divoncir Maran, from Mato Grosso do Sul, and reported the case to the STJ (Superior Court of Justice).

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The magistrate is cited on suspicions of passive corruption, money laundering and criminal organization. His defense has not yet been located by CNN Brasil.

Maran granted a request for the release of drug dealer Gerson Palermo, in 2020, from the federal prison in Campo Grande (MS). On the same day, after receiving the benefit of house arrest with an ankle bracelet, he broke the equipment and fled. Six years later he remains a fugitive and is on the Unified Public Security System's most wanted list.

He was sentenced to almost 126 years in prison and is appointed as one of the heads of the PCC (First Command of the Capital). In August 2000, Palermo participated in the hijacking of the former Vasp Boeing 727. The plane left Foz do Iguaçu International Airport bound for Curitiba and was hijacked about 20 minutes after takeoff.

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The plane was forced to land in Porecatu (PR), when the group stole bags from Banco do Brasil, containing around R$5.5 million. Palermo was sentenced to 66 years and 9 months in prison.

In March 2017, the Federal Police launched Operation All In against an international drug trafficking scheme and Palermo was named as one of the leaders of the group.

According to the investigation, the cocaine left Bolivia on planes to Corumbá (MS) and was then taken in trucks to other states, following the trafficking route. For trafficking and association for trafficking, Palermo was sentenced to an additional 59 years in prison. In total, the sentences total almost 126 years.

Suspicion over the judge
Even with the convictions, the drug dealer was released by the Mato Grosso do Sul Court of Justice. And messages found on the cell phones of office advisors increase the PF investigation that the sentence was sold. The habeas corpus, with 208 pages, was decided in 40 minutes.

House arrest was granted during the Covid-19 pandemic. At the time, the judge authorized the prisoner to serve his sentence at home, citing health problems. According to the CNJ (National Council of Justice), however, there was no medical report to prove the alleged condition.

"This HC will come in, boss asked to provide", says a message found by the PF. In another, an advisor says: "it was the judge's decision."

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The case was analyzed in an Administrative Disciplinary Process (PAD) and the judge received the punishment of compulsory retirement from the CNJ in March this year. This week, the STF (Supreme Federal Court) rules on the end of compulsory retirement for judges. It will be this Tuesday (26), analyzed by the First Panel of the Court.

In March, Dino decided that compulsory retirement no longer exists as a "punishment" for magistrates and that serious infractions by these public servants should be punished with loss of office.

The space remains open for demonstrations in support of the judge.

Source: CNN