The National Assembly of Venezuela ratified Tarek William Saab as Attorney General of the Republic on Thursday, October 31, for a new seven-year term.

Saab assumed office for the first time in August 2017. With his reelection, he will remain at the head of this portfolio until 2031.

Likewise, the Venezuelan Parliament also ratified Alfredo Ruíz before the Ombudsman’s Office and appointed Gustavo Vizcaíno, previously in charge of the Administrative Service of Identification, Migration and Immigration (Saime), as the new Comptroller General.

According to the AN, the election of Saab, Ruíz and Vizcaíno was in the hands of a commission appointed by the president of the organization, Jorge Rodríguez.

It is important to note that the positions were voted on by a qualified majority once they were submitted to the Full Chamber. Saab, Ruíz and Vizcaíno thanked the AN for the appointment and ratified their commitment to form a high-level Citizen Power.

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The Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) of Brazil has requested this Monday the Supreme Court of Brazil to open an investigation to the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, for alleged crimes of administrative law, obstructing the environmental inspection and preventing or hindering the investigation of a crime related to a criminal organization.

The request, signed by the deputy attorney general, Humberto Jacques de Medeiros, has been sent to Judge Carmen Lucia Antunes, a member of the Supreme Court, to denounce the alleged irregularities committed by Bolsonaro’s minister and other officials.

The Supreme Court, which is already investigating Salle on suspicion of facilitating the illegal export of wood, has received this request made based on a demand from the Federal Police in Amazonas in April, reports the Brazilian media G1.

Specifically, the former head of this Police department, Alexandre Saraiva, has advocated for the minister’s investigation, alluding to the fact that he halted inspection measures in the event of damage to the environment and hindered the investigation of the largest seizure of wood in history.

In the request, the PGR has requested authorization to obtain testimony from Salles, testimonies from rural owners and inspection agents, and a scanned copy of all inspection and investigation procedures related to environmental crimes.

The Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes authorized the ‘Akuanduba’ operation, which began in January, in which the minister and other senior officials and businessmen are being investigated in an irregular plot in the timber export. Thus, if the Supreme Court also authorizes this request from the PGR, Salles will face a second investigation.

Source: dpa

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