This Tuesday morning (23), the Federal Police launched the “Perpetual Motion” operation with the aim of recovering money that had been diverted from the Unified Health System (SUS), in addition to dismantling a possible criminal organization involved in concealing these assets.
With support from the Federal Revenue Service, 55 federal police officers carried out 13 search and seizure warrants at homes and businesses linked to the suspects. The warrants are in Curitiba (PR), São Paulo (SP) and Balneário Camboriú (SC).
The investigation began after suspicions were raised during Operation Fidúcia. At the time, a scheme was identified in which those investigated used Civil Society Organizations of Public Interest (OSCIPs) to rig bids and divert public resources from the SUS, totaling a diversion of approximately R$14 million in the cities subject to the investigation.
According to delegate Mateus Calabresi, the current investigation has gathered new elements, indicating that those investigated had acquired several assets in the name of third parties to hide such illegal gains. These assets were registered in fictitious companies or in the name of “oranges”, with the help of a lawyer and an accountant.
The court ordered measures such as the seizure of ten properties, valued at more than R$20 million, and the seizure of luxury cars. The seizure of amounts above R$10,000 and the unavailability of shares in two companies, whose capital totals R$500,000, were also authorized.
In this way, the investigation identified almost R$30 million in hidden assets.
The crimes under investigation include money laundering, criminal association and criminal organization, with penalties of up to 18 years in prison.
Source: CNN Brasil
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