An advisor to federal deputy Antonio Doido (MDB-PA), an ally of the governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho (MDB), was arrested on Friday (17) with R$1.1 million in cash and in possession of an armored car in .
The server Jacob Aarão Serruya Neto, Doido’s advisor, and the commercial representative Wandson de Paula Silva were arrested red-handed after withdrawing the money from a bank, according to .
After their arrest on suspicion of crimes of corruption and money laundering, they were released at a custody hearing to be released.
According to investigations, the suspicion is that the amount would be used to pay bribes to public servants. The PF reached the two through an anonymous tip.
Jacob is parliamentary secretary for deputy Antonio Doido. The commercial representative worked at the company AC Silva Comércio, which has contracts with state and municipal public bodies.
The MDB deputy is an ally of Helder Barbalho. The governor of Pará even participated in Doido’s campaign events as mayor of the Pará city of Ananindeua, last year. He, however, was not elected.
Jacob and Wandson were released the next day. Federal judge Thatiana Cristina Nunes Carvalho ordered that the arrest be replaced by precautionary measures, such as paying bail of R$40,000 each and periodically appearing in court to justify their activities.
The pair remained silent in front of the PF agents. In their statement to the police, the two suspects did not speak out. UOL sought out deputy Antonio Doido and is trying to contact the defenses and deputy Antonio Doido’s office. The text will be updated in case of any response.
An armored car was seized. In addition to the money, two vehicles were seized — one of them armored — in the possession of the suspects, along with cell phones and documents.
There is evidence of money laundering and corruption, according to the PF. “The withdrawal of a high value in cash is an indication of money laundering and the corruption was established when the commercial representative of a company, involved in several tenders with public bodies, passed the money to the parliamentary advisor, a public servant”, says the corporation.
