The Federal Police launched the “Operation Dismajet”this Wednesday (8), to deepen the investigation of possible bidding crimes, cartel formation and criminal organization by companies hired by DNIT (National Department of Transport Infrastructure) during the flood period of Rio Grande do Sul.
The operation has support from CGU (Comptroller General of the Union) and Cade (Administrative Council for Economic Defense). Three engineering companies based in Rio Grande do Sul are the target of the investigation.
According to the investigations, companies would have, through collusion, previously adjusted their price proposals to obtain three contracts with DNIT during .
The contracts had as their object the provision of specialized technical services of advisory and advisory engineering to meet the emergency demands presented on the highways under the jurisdiction of the Rio Grande do Sul DNIT, affected by the floods.
The value of the three contracts exceeds R $ 72 million. The works were funded with federal resources from extraordinary credit, linked to the.
The irregularities in the contracts were found by both CGU and the Federal Police and Cade. The organs found inconsistencies in hiring that point to the possible practice of bidding and cartel crimes.
Nine search and seizure warrants are being served, being Eight of them in Porto Alegre and in the metropolitan region of the state capital. The other is being fulfilled in Brasilia (DF).
The operation has the participation of four CGU auditors, 51 federal police and 15 Cade professionals.
According to investigators, contractual irregularities can directly impact the works of since cartel formation impairs competition and can raise prices and restrict the offer of products and services.
