PF launches operation in Fortaleza and Natal against amendment deviations

This Friday morning (28), the Federal Police launched an operation investigating suspected misappropriation of resources and irregularities in paving contracts financed by parliamentary amendments and signed by the National Department of Works Against Drought.

The investigation takes place after audits by the General Comptroller of the Union identified signs of overpricing, partial or non-existent execution, fraudulent measurements and cases of undue favoritism by contracted companies. With the contracts, the Federal Police investigation found evidence that public servants and businesspeople joined together “in a possible criminal organization aimed at embezzling public resources”.

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Called Fake Road, the operation carries out 9 search and seizure warrants in the cities of Fortaleza, in Ceará, and 2 in Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte. The measures also include the judicial freezing of assets and valuables, the unavailability of vehicles and the breaking of bank, tax, telephone and telematic confidentiality of those being investigated.

“The operation involves the participation of approximately 50 federal police officers and aims to collect new evidence, ensure the interruption of possible illicit practices and reinforce the Federal Police’s commitment to combating the embezzlement of public resources and corruption”, informed the PF note.