It launched her on Wednesday morning (12) an operation to investigate the diversion of machines and agricultural implements of DNOCS (National Department of Drought Works) in Bahia.
The investigation aims at equipment donations carried out between 2019 and 2021, in the management of the former president (). DNOCS was sought but did not comment on the operation until the conclusion of this report.
At the time, the department of Bahia was commanded by lawyer Lucas Lobão. Last year, he, who investigates deviations from parliamentary amendments and reached the summit.
During that investigation, Councilman Francisquinho Nascimento (União Brasil), cousin of federal deputy Elmar Nascimento (União Brasil), was arrested in an apartment in Salvador and threw a cash scholarship through the window during the police action.
In the scheme investigated by Overclean, public resources from parliamentary amendments and agreements were diverted, according to investigations, for companies and individuals linked to municipal administrations.
Operation Metaphanism, carried out on Wednesday, investigates the existence of a diversion scheme involving DNOCS servers, according to the Federal Police.
Machines and implements that should be delivered to associations linked to family farming would have been sold or diverted to third parties.
According to the investigations, the documents on behalf of the associations were forged without the knowledge of the entities’ representatives, and the equipment was diverted in favor of third parties totally foreign to the associative staff.
According to the PF, the absence of DNOCS supervision on the use of machines and implements made it possible to cover up the deviations practiced.
Part of the deviated equipment was recovered. The PF proceeds with investigations to collect new evidence about the performance of the supposed criminal association and get back all the items.
Operation metaphanism involved 35 police officers, who served nine search and seizure warrants in the cities of Salvador, Simões Filho and America Dourada.
Investigated may be responsible for crimes of embezzlement, criminal organization, ideological falsehood and money laundering.
