The Federal Police (PF) fulfills, on Wednesday (16), ten search and seizure warrants against a criminal organization involved in bidding and laundering and money. The targets of Invisible Theater Operation II are also suspected of obstruction of justice and two electoral cashier.
The action is an unfolding of, launched on September 12 last year, which sought to dismantle criminal organization that propagated false information against certain candidates in last year’s elections, in more than ten municipalities of the state of Rio.
According to PF, investigations showed that companies owners are suspected of involvement in bidding fraud in four municipalities: Cabo Frio, Itaguaí, Mangaratiba and São João de Meriti. In addition, the PF found that the group used funds not declared to the Electoral Court to favor political candidates in the 2024 municipal elections.
Destroyed evidence
The investigations also revealed that the group promoted the destruction of evidence, mainly kept in digital media, which could incriminate its members. There is also, according to the PF, blunt evidence of money laundering, through passage accounts, use of money in kind and acquisitions of high value goods.
In addition to the search and seizure warrants, the court ordered the blockade of the investigated accounts, in amounts that reach R $ 3.5 billion, in addition to the suspension of economic activities of eight companies.
Warrants are being served at addresses linked to those investigated in Cabo Frio, Itaguaí, Mangaratiba and Rio de Janeiro, as well as Juiz de Fora (MG).
