The last phase operation was launched on Thursday morning (2) by the Federal Police (PF) to combat a criminal group specializing in defrauding public tenders. Investigations were supported by the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services.
According to the PF, the frauds took place in the Unified National Public Competition (CPNU) of 2024 in exams of the “Civil Police of Pernambuco and Alagoas, Federal University of Paraíba, Caixa Econômica Federal and Banco do Brasil”.
There are 12 search and seizure warrants, three of pre -trial detention and various precautionary measures that include removal of public office and kidnapping of assets, at addresses linked to those investigated in the states of Paraíba, Pernambuco and Alagoas. The actions are supported by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) in Paraíba.
“The investigated were excluded from selection processes, removed from public positions already occupied and can be responsible for the crimes of fraud in a public interest event, money laundering, criminal organization and falsification of public document,” said the PF.
*With information from the Federal Police
