The Public Ministry of Labor (MPT) opened an investigation to investigate the allegations of moral and sexual harassment made to the former president of Caixa Pedro Guimarães, who resigned from his position last month after the first complaints emerged.
The case was followed up by the MPT through a preliminary procedure. On Monday (25), an ordinance signed by labor prosecutor Paulo Neto transformed the investigation into a civil inquiry to deepen the case.
In charge of the institution since January 2019, Guimarães resigned after a site on June 28th, to publish complaints from career employees at Caixa who accused him of sexual and moral harassment.
Guimarães was replaced by economist Daniella Marques, who was the Special Secretary for Productivity and Competitiveness at the Ministry of Economy, .
wanted by Brazil Agencylawyer José Luis Oliveira Lima disagreed with the MPT’s position and denied that Guimarães had committed acts of abuse.
“Pedro Guimarães denies having practiced or encouraged any act of abuse, which is why he does not agree with the position of the MPT. When he is given the opportunity while still in the investigative process, he will present evidence of the correctness of his behavior”, declared Lima.
Article updated at 21:23 to add the positioning of Pedro Guimarães’ defense.
