The PF (Federal Police) launched a second operation against the involvement of organized crime at gas stations This Thursday (28).
Named “tank”, the action focuses on the dismantling of one of the largest money laundering networks already identified in the state of Paraná. 14 arrest warrants and 42 search and seizure are being served in the states of Paraná, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
The operation also achieved values of 41 individuals and 255 legal, totaling a equity constriction greater than R $ 1 billion.
Although they have the same focus, this operation also this Thursday. The action is also different from Operation Quasar, triggered by the PF and that main financial center of the country.
The PF says the criminal group has been operating since 2019 and is suspected of washing at least R $ 600 million, moving more than R $ 23 billion through a network consisting of hundreds of companies, including gas stations, distributors, holdings, collection companies and payment institutions authorized by the Central Bank.
The criminal structure used several tactics to hide the origin of resources, such as fractional deposits in kind (which exceeded R $ 594 million), use of “oranges”, cross transactions, tax -free transactions, accounting frauds and simulation of acquisition of goods and services.
In addition, the Group is suspected of taking breaches in the national financial system to perform transactions anonymously through payment institutions.
Investigations also revealed fraud practices in fuel marketing, such as gasoline tampering and the so -called “low pump”, in which the volume fueled is lower than the nominee. At least 46 gas stations in Curitiba/PR were involved in these practices.
Investigations continue, focusing on the expansion of the criminal organization to other states and the liability of those involved.
A press conference will be held by the Ministers of Justice, Ricardo Lewandowski; Farm, Fernando Haddad, and the director of the Federal Police, Andrei Rodrigues, this morning to give details of this case.
