A former daughter-in-law of the president (PT) was the target of a search and seizure on Wednesday (12) on suspicion of working to release resources from the FNDE (National Development Fund), a body linked to the Ministry of Education, to a company suspected of embezzlement and fraud in tenders.
Carla Ariane Trindade, who the PF calls “a person with alleged influence in the federal government”, was married to , the president’s son.
According to investigations, Carla Trindade traveled to Brasília at least twice with tickets paid for by the owner of Life Tecnologia Educacional, a company suspected of a scheme of embezzlement and overbilling in city halls in the interior of São Paulo.
When contacted by the report, the Ministry of Education and the Press Secretariat of Palácio do Planalto did not comment. Carla’s defense said that she “requested access to the records and will only comment after full knowledge of the investigation.” Life’s defense was not located.
The decision that authorized the search and seizure against Lula’s ex-daughter-in-law was obtained by Sheet.
According to the investigations, she went to Brasília to defend the private interests of the owner of Life with public bodies, mainly in the search for resources and contracts. In the Life owner’s diary, Carla is called “daughter-in-law”.
In the municipality of Sumaré (SP) alone, the PF found that between 2021 and 2023 (partly under the Jair Bolsonaro government and part under Lula) around R$52 million were transferred to the company, part of it with resources from Fundeb (Basic Education Maintenance and Development Fund), and that it continued to receive payments in 2024.
Wednesday’s operation, , was carried out in partnership with the (Comptroller General of the Union), and investigated fraud in tenders for embezzlement of funds in the area of education in city halls.
According to the CGU, there were 50 search and seizure warrants executed in Paraná and the Federal District.
In one of the targets in São Paulo, the PF seized R$2.1 million in cash.
“The investigations revealed evidence of crimes against the public administration, including bidding fraud, active and passive corruption, as well as overbilling and influence peddling,” said a statement released by the controller’s office.
