a judge in brazil has been suspended from a trial after being caught behind the wheel of the chief suspect's porsche judge flavio roberto de souza was dismissed from the high profile case of eike batista, a former multi billionaire tycoon who is accused of insider trading officials said mr de souza was deemed unfit to continue sitting the trial because he was caught driving home in mr batista's porsche cayenne, estimated to be worth £100,000 luxury: judge de souza was caught behind the wheel of the £100,000 porsche cayenne   similar to the one pictured   that he had ordered to be seized from former billionaire eike batista  the judge claimed that police had no appropriate place to park the car   which was confiscated after an order that he issued   so he decided it was for the best if he took it home for safe keeping mr de souza's decisions in the case have now been annulled, meaning a retrial is now required a new judge is now expected to be appointed in the case, which began last november mr batista was once brazil's richest person, with an estimated £20 billion fortune he is accused of manipulating market charges in the sales of shares of two of his companies the 58 year old made his fortune in mining, oil and gas exploration he was listed as the seventh wealthiest person in the world as recently as 2012 he has denied any wrongdoing at the case being heard in rio de janeiro if convicted, he faces up to 13 years in prison charged: eike batista was once brazil's wealthiest man he is on trial accused of manipulating market charges in the sales of shares of two of his companies  last month, police seized 11 vehicles, including a lamborghini aventador as well as the porsche, from mr batista’s homes they also removed expensive jewellery, a grand piano and a fake fabergé egg as guarantees to repay investors if the entrepreneur is eventually found guilty the cars were to be sold at auction and the proceeds held by a third party until the conclusion of the trial, an action which is allowed under brazilian law the piano, which was being kept at the apartment of one of mr de souza’s neighbours, along with one of the seized cars have been returned to mr batista, said a court spokesperson
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judge flavio roberto de souza suspended driving supercar home  he insisted it was for safe keeping because police had nowhere for vehicle  removed from trial of eike batista, once the wealthiest man in brazil  former tycoon is on trial in rio de janeiro accused of insider trading 