According to the Special Secretary of the IRS, Robinson Barreirinhas, there is margin for further investigations on irregularities in the importation of fuels, oil and derivatives
The Special Secretary of, Robinson Barreirinhas, said on Friday (19.Set.2025) that there is room for new shipment of ship loads in operation. Earlier, the tax authorities launched the carbon chain operation, which investigates irregularities on the importation of fuels, oil and their derivatives.
“The IRS follows 100% of the loads that arrive in Brazil. It is possible, yes, that there are other operations like these”declared to journalists in Rio.
The inspector reported that loads were made in different locations in the country. Among the control points are:
- fuels to be discharged from ships in ports of Rio de Janeiro;
- deposits and storage terminals in São Paulo and other states.
There was retention of the load of 2 ships that had Rio de Janeiro as a destination, in the amount of approximately R $ 240 million in products such as oil, fuels and hydrocarbons.
The investigation aims 11 companies operating in 5 states: Alagoas, Paraíba, Amapá, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Are under suspicion of Orange involvement, criminal organizations e Large business groups –No names were not cited.
According to investigations, companies have little or no operational structure to perform operations. Barreirinhas assessed that the results obtained are “The tip of the iceberg”.
“We are dealing here with the retention of load, which draws attention. It is the whole load of a ship that is coming here in the port of Rio de Janeiro. But more severe than the load itself is what is behind the scheme.”he declared.
“Who is behind it? And what is the source of this money? That’s why in the case of fraudulent interposition, Brazilian law is very hard”he added.
The IRS’s head said that the states “are victims of this fraudulent interposition ” and that the organ will “to tighten” the investigations. According to him, there is a “A sophisticated mechanism for movement, concealment and money laundering”.
“We will continue our efforts to attack, to remove these criminal organizations from this sector”he said.
Contact with Judiciary
The IRS has stated that it has permanent contact with the judiciary to “Ensure legal and institutional support to retention measures”. The tax authorities will deepen tax audits on companies, track the contract chain, analyze financial flows and identify the final beneficiaries.
“In the coming days, a normative instruction will be published reinforcing the rules of control and inspection of fuel imports and hydrocarbons. The measure, elaborated in dialogue with the sector, seeks to definitely prevent the repetition of this type of fraudulent expedient”He said.
Hidden carbon
On August 28, the PF (Federal Police) and the tax authorities, the largest operation against organized crime in Brazil in terms of institutional cooperation and amplitude. The goal is to dismantle a fraud and money laundering scheme in the fuel sector.
Several links from the organized crime -controlled fuel chain, through the CCP (first command of the capital), from importing, production, distribution and marketing to the final consumer to the final links of concealment and armor, are fintechs and investment funds.
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