The Federal Police (PF), in partnership with the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research (Inep) and the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), launched an operation to dismantle fraud in medical residency tests in the country. The information was released by the PF this Sunday, 19.
The operation was named R1, in reference to the first year in which the doctors worked as residents.
Investigations showed that the group was preparing to defraud the National Medical Training Assessment Exam (Enamed), administered this Sunday.
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The scheme would operate in two ways: transferring correct answers to candidates through electronic devices and using individuals to take the exam in the candidates’ place, using false documents.
“After the tests, each candidate would pay R$140,000 if approved,” says the PF note.
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The police team carried out a search and seizure warrant at the home of one of the suspects, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, simultaneously with the personal search carried out at the end of the test.
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In total, four men and one woman who participated in the exam were arrested. Furthermore, in a hotel in the city of Juiz de Fora (MG), the PF arrested three men who would be responsible for transmitting the answers through electronic points, totaling eight arrests.
Those involved were taken to the Juiz de Fora Federal Police Station for testimony, and the seized devices will be subjected to forensic examination.
