The Federal Police (PF), with the support of the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), began this Tuesday (14) the Minuano operation, to dismantle a criminal organization responsible for fraud that generated losses to the Social Security Regimes (RPPS) of public servants in several states in Brazil.
During the operation, precautionary measures were also taken against the suspects, such as the suspension of financial activity and the blocking of accounts and assets totaling up to R$451 million, the estimated value of the damage caused to the RPPS.
Those investigated may be held liable for the crimes of fraudulent and reckless management (risky operations), financial misappropriation, financial embezzlement, accounting-financial misrepresentation, trading in securities without guarantee of value, manipulation of asset prices, money laundering and criminal organization . If convicted, the combined sentences exceed 40 years in prison.
In the operation, more than 100 federal police officers were mobilized to execute 27 search and seizure warrants in the cities of Porto Alegre/RS, Canoas/RS, Novo Hamburgo/RS, Portão/RS, Canela/RS, Cambé/PR, Londrina /PR, São Paulo/SP and Rio de Janeiro/RJ.
The investigation began based on information collected in Operation Gatekeepers (2018) and found that the criminal group was responsible for the capture and diversion of R$239 million from 69 Public Pension Regimes in the states of RS, PA, SP, MG , CE, PR, AP, RJ, SC, MS, MA. In addition to the losses caused, the PF identified undue payments to RPPS directors through the mediation of consultancies linked to the group.
Source: CNN Brasil
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