The Federal Police found signs of ideological falsity, use of false documents and a criminal association committed by employees of Necessidade Medicamentos who participated in negotiations with the Ministry of Health for the sale of Covaxin vaccine to the Federal Government.
The information has been confirmed by CNN this Wednesday (3). According to the investigation, the PF also found evidence of money laundering committed by directors of the company Fib Bank, which guaranteed the signing of the contract, but without the consent of the Central Bank.
This discovery allowed the PF to carry out, last month, another search and seizure operation at the headquarters of Necessidade Medicines, at addresses linked to Francisco Maximiano – a partner at Fica -, in addition to Marcos Tolentino, appointed by the CPI as a hidden partner of Fib Bank and Emanuela Medrades, Technical Director of Necessidade.
The facts found that gave rise to the investigation opened by the PF came from the CPI of the Pandemic of the Federal Senate.
The Ministry of Health intended to buy 20 million doses of Covaxin, a vaccine produced in India by Bharat Biotech, at a cost of approximately R$80 per dose — the most expensive purchased by the government. About R$1.6 billion would be committed.
To get an idea, the dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine produced by Fiocruz costs US$ 3.16 (about R$ 15.85). Coronavac, from the Butantan Institute, R$ 58.20 per dose.
The contract, signed in August, was canceled by the Federal Comptroller General (CGU), which found irregularities in the transaction.
A CNN awaits the positioning of Precise Medicines and the defense of Francisco Maximiano and tries to contact representatives of Fib Bank.
Reference: CNN Brasil
