25 20 truck. Furthermore, he presented evidence of the sales of the F1000 vehicle, of the liquidation of the company Favoretto Colheitas, and of the ownership of the Hacienda.78 88. On June 1, 2000, official communications were sent to the Police Headquarters of São José dos Campos and São Paulo, respectively, to receive the statements of Eduardo Minutoli Junior and Flair Lopes Carrilho (supra para. 85).79 89. From June 2, 2000, to July 3, 2001, the Police Headquarters, in the person of police agent Luiz Alves da Silva (hereinafter “police agent Silva”), twice repeated the official notes sent to the the Police Headquarters of São José dos Campos and São Paulo and, on three occasions, requested extensions to complete the pertinent measures, given that they had not been taken. No other measures were taken over this period and all the requests for an extension were approved by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.80 90. On July 4, 2001, Police Chief Cezar Napoleão Casimir Ribeiro (police clerk Ribeiro, supra para. 74 and 80), who was then head of the Police Headquarters of Santa Isabel do Ivaí, a neighboring town of Querência do Norte, assumed the investigation and ordered that the two orders pending compliance should be reiterated.81 91. On July 5, 2001, the statement made before the Civil Police of São José dos Campos by Eduardo Minutoli Junior was placed in the case file; in it he merely stated that “his cousin, Morival Favoreto, stayed at his house, with his brother, Darci Favoreto and [the latter’s] wife, Sandra Favoreto,” without mentioning when this visit took place. On July 10, 2001, Police Chief Cezar Napoleão Casimir Ribeiro reiterated the official communication requiring Flair Carrilho’s statement to be received.82 92. From July 11, 2001, to September 11, 2002, no probative measures were taken; instructions were merely issued to comply with the orders of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and to include pending documents in the case file. Consequently, on four different occasions during this period extensions were requested in order to take the steps necessary to complete the Investigation. All the requests for an extension were approved by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, which granted extensions of up to 90 days.83 78 Cf. Certification of the Querência do Norte Police Headquarters of June 1 2000; testimony of Morival Favoreto of March 24, 2000; registration documents of the black F1000 vehicle; transfer authorizations of the black F1000 vehicle of August 27, 1998, and November 24, 1998; deed of the Hacienda dated July 25, 1991, and agreement to liquidate the company Favoretto Colheitas (file of attachments to the answer to the application, sole tome, attachment 4, folios 2022, and 2033 to 2045). 79 Cf. Official notes of the Querência do Norte Police Headquarters of June 1 2000 (file of attachments to the answer to the application, sole tome, attachment 4, folios 2049 to 2052). 80 Cf. Notes of police agent Silva of June 30, September 30 and December 11, 2000; official notes of police agent Silva of September 11 and November 20, 2000; certification of the Querência do Norte Police Headquarters of June 15, 2001, and opinions of the Public Prosecutor’s Office August 7 and October 16, 2000, and of May 23, 2001 (file of attachments to the answer to the application, sole tome, attachment 4, folios 2054 to 2068). 81 Cf. Order of Police Chief Cezar Napoleão Casimir Ribeiro of July 4, 2001 (file of attachments to the answer to the application, sole tome, attachment 4, folio 2069). 82 Cf. Testimony of Eduardo Minutoli Junior of September 28, 2000, and official communication of Police Chief Cezar Napoleão Casimir Ribeiro of July 10, 2001 (file of attachments to the answer to the application, sole tome, attachment 4, folios 2073, 2074 and 2076). 83 Cf. Request of Police Chief Cezar Napoleão Casimir Ribeiro of July 13, 2001; court orders of Police Chief Valdir Fernandes of September 14 and October 11, 2001, and of April 8, 2002; court orders of Police Chief Jairo dos Santos of November 23 and December 20, 2001; court orders of Police Chief Paulo Cezar da Silva of May 10 and August 15, 2002, and opinions of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of August 6 and October 23, 2001, and of February 22 and June 17, 2002 (file of attachments to the answer to the application, sole tome, attachment 4, folios 2075 to 2089). The prosecutor explained that the 90-day term granted was exceptional, owing to the proximity of the legal holidays of July 2002, and because the chief of police in charge of the Investigation was also responsible for investigations in five municipalities in the Comarca of Loanda and the Comarca of Santa Isabel do Ivaí.