Federal Police launches second phase of Operation Make Up in Brasília
Action investigates alleged embezzlement of public funds from parliamentary amendments
TL;DR
- Federal Police initiated the second phase of Operation Make Up in Brasília.
- The operation investigates alleged embezzlement of public funds from parliamentary amendments.
- The sole target of this phase is an individual not found during the first phase.
- Crimes under investigation include peculation, document forgery, money laundering, criminal organization, and bidding crimes.
- The first phase in September focused on a scheme involving parliamentary amendments, procurement fraud, peculation, and money laundering linked to businesswoman Karina Ferreira da Gama and a film about Jair Bolsonaro.
- Audits revealed irregularities such as R$457,000 paid for sports materials without proof of delivery and hiring of individuals linked to Mário Frias's election campaign.
- Suspicious financial movements were identified between contracted companies and the production company of the Bolsonaro film.
- Reports indicated large transfers to companies lacking proven technical capacity, including over R$8.5 million to Ultra IP Tecnologia.
- The STF authorized evidence sharing and further investigations into the alleged diversion of public resources.