A former advisor to the senator (PL-RJ) at Alerj (Legislative Assembly of) was accused of participating in the money laundering of her son, the militiaman, who died in 2020 in a.
According to the complaint released this Thursday (19) by the state Public Prosecutor’s Office, Raimunda Veras Magalhães was part of a network of people and companies used to “receive, move and hide values originating from Jogo do Bicho”.
Lawyer Manoela Santos, who represents Raimunda, said she has not yet had access to the files. Flávio, who is a pre-candidate for President, declined to comment as he was not aware of the accusation.
Raimunda was one of those denounced by the MP-RJ during the period she was at Alerj. The case was archived in 2021 after the annulment of evidence by the (Superior Court of Justice) and (Supreme Federal Court).
According to the MP-RJ, Adriano controlled animal game points in Copacabana in association with bicheiro Bernardo Bello. The investigation showed that four companies moved R$8.5 million.
“Among the shell projects are a liquor store, a bar and a restaurant. The investigators came across an eyebrow services kiosk located in a shopping mall in the north zone, whose account registered, in six months, approximately R$2 million in credits”, states the MP-RJ.
Raimunda worked as a . The complaint points to unusual financial transactions in a pizzeria between 2014 and 2019.
According to the complaint, the establishment received deposits from people who laundered the militia member’s money. Among the transfers is an aesthetics company, one of the focuses of the investigation.
The MP-RJ also filed a complaint against federal deputy Juninho do Pneu (União Brasil-RJ). The Prosecutor’s Office claims that he acquired Adriano’s assets after his death valued at R$3.5 million. The accusation states that he and the militiaman’s widow, Julia Lotuffo, also accused, were aware of the illegal origin of the property and the irregularity of the transaction.
Juninho stated, in a note, that it was his father who bought the farm mentioned in the complaint. The deputy declared that he never had a relationship with the people mentioned in the complaint. He also said that the investigation into him should be conducted by the PGR (Attorney General’s Office), due to the special jurisdiction of federal deputies.
A Sheet did not locate Julia’s defense.
In total, three complaints were offered to deal with Adriano’s role in the game, in a network of hired killers and in the concealment of his assets after his death.
“The third criminal action deals with members who acted under the command of the militiaman and who continued in activity after his death. The investigations indicate that the criminal group persisted and sophisticated its structure even after the death of Adriano da Nóbrega. According to Gaeco/MP-RJ, Julia Lotufo acted as leader and controlled all the accounting and assets of the criminal organization, whose illicit businesses involved usury, misdemeanors and the irregular real estate market”, states the MP-RJ.
