The PF (Federal Police) launched, on the morning of this Thursday (18), the second phase of the Operation Rejectwhich looks at a criminal organization suspected of carrying out espionage against people of interest to the group, including public and private authorities in Minas Gerais.
Six search and seizure warrants are executed and two in preventive detentionissued by the Federal Court in the state, in addition to the suspension of the activities of the legal entities involved.
The action is carried out with the support of the MPF (Federal Public Ministry), through Gaceo (Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime).
PF investigations showed that the criminal organization had allegedly hired a company to carry out acts of espionage against people of interest to the groupincluding public and private authorities.
In addition, systematic activities to monitor individuals and improperly obtain personal and sensitive data were identified. According to the police, the criminals carried out attempts to approach public authorities for illicit purposes.
It was also found that the criminal organization had tried to contract the execution of simulated police operations, so-called “blitzes”, as well as offers to illegally obtain data protected by banking and telephone secrecy.
The investigators even pointed out signs of improper access to restricted systems of public security bodies. The suspects may face charges for embarrassing the investigation of a criminal organization and for violating banking and telephone secrecy.
Operation Reject
In the first phase of the operation, launched in September 2025, the police’s objective was to dismantle and favor mining companies through the payment of bribes.
According to the PF, the criminal organization has been operating for at least five years in Minas Gerais with involvement of employees from Feam, IEF, Semad and other environmental bodies.
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Furthermore, the group is suspected of acting to neutralize state action, by hindering investigations and regulating the criminal proceedings in two other operations. Among the behaviors investigated, the monitoring targets and attempts to obstruct official investigations.
According to the PF, the The group’s criminal actions yielded at least a profit of R$1.5 billion. Furthermore, the investigation also identified ongoing projects linked to the organization with a economic potential exceeding R$18 billion.
