Source: Gazetaweb - Maceió / AL - 17/12/2010

The president of the Court of Justice of Alagoas (TJ / AL), judge Elisabeth Carvalho Nascimento, suspended the preliminary decision that determined the removal of the seals of the pumps and storage tanks of Auto Posto Federal Ltda. and other stations, allegedly involved in the practice of fuel adulteration and ICMS evasion. The decision was published in the Electronic Justice Journal (DJE) this Friday (17).

Chief Judge Elisabeth Carvalho saw the concrete possibility of impacting the public interest. "At this procedural moment, the intention is to remove the possibility of commercializing the product identified by the investigations as adulterated, in addition to being considered an intrinsic purpose of the amounts arising from the tax collection", he evaluated.

During the operation “Leão de Fogo”, carried out by the Group for the Combat of Criminal Organizations (GECOC) of the State Prosecutor's Office, the seal of the pumps and storage tanks of several stations allegedly involved in the practice of fuel adulteration and tax evasion had been determined. on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS).

The State of Alagoas, in defending its regular exercise of police power, had pleaded for the suspension of the preliminary injunction that determined the removal of the seals, claiming that the refusal could cause serious damage to public order, due to possible burden to be caused to the collectivity, as well as under the allegation of alleged tax evasion.