Former Lacerda Sales Secretary Requests Closed CPI Hearing

Carla Silva, former secretary of former Secretary of State Antonio Lacerda Sales, has asked to be heard behind closed doors by the parliamentary commission investigating the twins’ case, commission president Rui Paulo Sousa confirmed to Luce on Wednesday.

The publication reported this on Tuesday. morning Post and confirmed by Luse, the president of the commission investigating the case of the twins who received the drug Zolgensma, and the deputy of Chegi Rui Paulo Sousa, who announced Carla Silva’s readiness for the hearing on September 20.

The request will be discussed at the board and coordinators meeting on the 13th, and subsequently, “even if a yes or no agreement is reached, it will always have to be voted on at the plenary session,” the deputy explained.

Rui Paulo Sousa explained that it was a request made under Article 15, no. “closed door”.

This article provides that hearings before a commission of inquiry must be public, except in cases where “the actions are directed at issues constituting a state secret, a judicial secret or a secret for reasons of preserving the private life of individuals” or “the trustees object to the publicity of the meeting for reasons of protecting fundamental rights.”

According to the report of the General Inspectorate of Health Activities (IGAS) on the case, it was Carla Silva who contacted Santa Maria Hospital to schedule an appointment for the twins – information already denied by Lacerda Sales.

The IGAS report explains that Carla Silva sent information to the Santa Maria hospital such as “the children’s identities, date of birth, diagnosis and dates when parents could be present,” under the direction of the former Secretary of State.