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Corregidor sees 'corporate bias' from OAB and dismisses investigation into 'quad bike judge'
🇧🇷 Brazil /Crime & Justice

Corregidor sees 'corporate bias' from OAB and dismisses investigation into 'quad bike judge'

From Estadão · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Brazil's National Justice Corregidor Mauro Campbell has summarily dismissed an investigation into a judge accused of receiving a quad bike worth R$62,500 as a bribe.
  • The investigation, initiated by the Paraná branch of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), alleged the judge favored a party in a 1993 eviction case.
  • Campbell cited a "corporate bias" by the OAB and found no evidence of corruption, while the OAB-Paraná expressed concern over the "premature" dismissal and the lack of in-depth investigation.

Brazil's National Justice Corregidor, Mauro Campbell, has abruptly closed an investigation into Judge Francisco Carlos Jorge of the Paraná Court of Justice. The probe, requested by the Paraná branch of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), centered on accusations that the judge received a quad bike valued at R$62,500 (approximately $11,500 USD) as a bribe. The alleged bribe was reportedly in exchange for a favorable ruling in an eviction case dating back to 1993.

no proof or indication

— Mauro CampbellNational Justice Corregidor Mauro Campbell's assessment of the evidence regarding the judge's alleged corruption.

Campbell's decision to dismiss the investigation cited what he termed "corporate bias" on the part of the OAB-Paraná, the entity that requested the inquiry. He stated that there was "no proof or indication" of the judge's corruption. Furthermore, Campbell questioned the OAB's handling of the conduct of two lawyers implicated in the alleged bribery scheme.

premature arquivamento

— OAB-ParanáThe Paraná branch of the Brazilian Bar Association's reaction to the dismissal of the investigation.

However, the OAB-Paraná reacted strongly to the ruling, expressing deep concern over the "premature dismissal" of the investigation. The organization argued that the case warranted a more thorough examination due to the gravity of the accusations. The OAB had previously initiated its own disciplinary proceedings, including a preventive suspension, against the two lawyers involved, with a hearing scheduled for the following week.

accusation of having received undue patrimonial advantage in exchange for a favorable judicial decision.

— OAB-ParanáDescribing the core accusation against Judge Francisco Jorge in their petition to the Corregidor.

This development follows a similar move by the President of the Paraná Court of Justice, Judge Lídia Maejima, who had previously ordered the dismissal of a separate representation against Judge Jorge. Maejima cited the ongoing investigation at the National Council of Justice (CNJ) as a reason to avoid conflicting decisions and preserve legal certainty. The OAB had sought the immediate removal of Judge Jorge, whom they referred to as the "quad bike judge," arguing that he was accused of receiving undue financial advantage for a judicial decision and was acting in his own interest.

merely allegations and conjectures, devoid of causal nexus and any proof of what is claimed.

— Francisco JorgeJudge Francisco Jorge's vehement denial of the accusations against him.
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Originally published by Estadão in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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