Federal Judge Sergio Moro authorized the blocking of assets of the ten accounts investigated in the 14th stage of Operation Lava jet. Each investigated can be up to R $ 20 million blocked. These include the presidents of Odebrecht and Andrade Gutierrez, contractors aim of this stage of the operation.
The 14th stage of the operation held until the publication of this report, 11 people. The last warrant being met is to Paulo Roberto Dalmazzo, a former executive of Andrade Gutierrez, which according to the Federal Police (PF) must be presented later on Friday.
According to Moro, “the criminal scheme in question It generated ill-gotten gains to contractors and investigated, justifying the measure to deprive them of the proceeds of their criminal activities. ” The judge stated that whether illicit amounts of accounts were mixed with legitimate values.
The locks were implemented by the Central Bank during the execution of search and seizure warrants. “I note that the measure is determined only generates blocking the balance of business contained in the accounts or investments, not stopping, so continuity of the activities of companies or entities,” argues the judge.
For Odebrecht, had assets blocked: Rogério Santos de Araújo; Mario Faria da Silva; Cesar Ramos Rocha; Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht; John Antonio Bernardi Filho. Already by Andrade Gutierrez had blocked assets: Elton Negrao de Azevedo Júnior; Paulo Roberto Dalmazzo; Otavio Marques de Azevedo; Antonio Pedro Campelo de Souza.
There are still blocking Celso Araripe asset Oliveira, Petrobras employee against whom was fulfilled sent coercive coercion. He was not arrested.
PRISONS
In all, 12 were issued arrest warrants. Only detained people linked to the two construction companies.
Odebrecht
-Marcelo Odebrecht, president, probation
-John Antonio Bernardi, a former director, probation
-Alexandrino of Salles, temporary
prison -Cristiana Maria da Silva Jorge, consultant, temporary detention
-Márcio Faria da Silva, probation
-Rogério Santos de Araújo, probation
-César Ramos Rocha, probation
Andrade Gutierrez
-Otávio Marques de Azevedo, president, probation
-Antonio in Pedro Campelo de Souza temporary detention
-Flávio Lucio Magalhães, temporary detention
-Elton Negrao, probation
In a statement, Odebrecht said the police action is unnecessary because the company and its executives They were always available for questions. Andrade Gutierrez denied relation to the facts investigated in Lava jet. See the full text of the notes to the end.
REASON OF PRISONS
According to PF, executives are suspected of syndication crime, fraud in bidding, corruption of public officials, money laundering and tax evasion. “Each of them, in his measure, had a participation, a contribution to these crimes were carried out,” said the delegate Igor Romário de Paula.
In order for the arrests, federal Judge Sergio Moro, responsible for Lava jet in the 1st instance, he says: “Considering the length of the criminal scheme, at least since 2004, the billionaire size of contracts obtained with the crimes with Petrobrás and the millionaire amount of the fees paid to directors of Petrobras, it seems unfeasible . he was unknown to the Presidents of the two contractors, Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht and Otavio Marques de Azevedo “
He adds:” Also, there is evidence and specific facts relating to the crimes, as alluded message Electronic sent to Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht on overpricing in rig contracts and the connection between Otavio Marques de Azevedo and Fernando Soares, one of the operators of the tuition fees. “
14th PHASE
In an interview, Carlos Fernando dos Santos Lima, MPF attorney, said:
– The executive also investigated crimes committed outside the Petrobras – was set up a cartel and fraud in bidding, especially in Angra 3 .
– deposits were made suspects abroad, which led to the new phase of Lava jet and the arrest of the leaders of Odebrecht and Andrade Gutierrez.
-. Accounts are investigated in Switzerland, Panama and Monaco
– One of the operators is Freiburghaus Bernardo, who is a fugitive in Switzerland
Also in the interview, the deputy Igor Romário de Paula, the PF said:
– The testimonies of prisoners begin the weekend.
– This phase does not focus on political agents.
– A forceful warrant was not met, but the person has hit the testimony in PF
<. p> The Federal Police has analyzed contracts Andrade Gutierrez with Petrobras totaling R $ 9 billion and Odebrecht to state the amount of R $ 17 billion. Considering the whistleblowers of information that the fee would amount to 3% of the contracts, the PF estimates that the scheme has moved R $ 210 million of Andrade and R $ 510 million from Odebrecht. But these are not final or total values.
How the scheme worked
This new stage, according to the researchers, is a continuation of the 7th stage of Lava Jato where several executives as well as employees of the largest construction companies in Brazil were arrested.
While other companies had the money changer Alberto Youssef as corruption scheme operator Petrobras, Odebrecht and Andrade Gutierrez promoting money laundering with deposits abroad, according to investigations. The operator would Bernardo Freiburghaus, who is a fugitive in Switzerland. According to the MPF, this mode of operation was more “sophisticated” than the one adopted by other contractors.
“A number of employees who indicated in the way of values abroad, and this facilitated and come to this when we defined the need for these arrests, “said Attorney Carlos Fernando dos Santos Lima.
The deposits left Odebrecht, quoted the prosecutor, were confirmed by more than one investigation, which signed tipoff agreement awarded the MPF.
“The investigations reveal a greater level of sophistication that required further investigation,” added the attorney.
The delegate Igor Romário de Paula said that “there are indications very concrete “that presidents of Andrade Gutierrez Odebrecht” had full control of everything that happened in the company. “
” appeared concrete evidence, documents, testimony not only of employees, but documents proving that, at some point, [the presidents] had contact or participated in negotiations that resulted in acts that led to the formation of a cartel, targeting, bidding and even the allocation of funds for payment of corruption, “said the delegate.
The prosecutor believes that the decision of not to promote internal research companies on the complaint is a sign that, in fact, are involved in the irregularities. “Indicates that was involved in the illicit business as a whole. She was not being used by someone, for a manager. “
” We have no doubt that Norberto Odebrecht and Andrade Gutierrez capitaneavam the cartel scheme within Petrobras, the market onshore [oil exploration in mainland], “said Carlos Fernando dos Santos Lima.
According to the delegate Igor Romário de Paula,” not necessarily “Odebrecht and Andrade Gutierrez had” total leadership of the corruption scheme “, as indicated prosecutor because the investigation group has 15 or 16 companies. “They are important. One of them is the largest construction company in Brazil and the other among the four largest companies in Brazil. But to say that the two were leading, not. There was this paper overall leadership nor Odebrecht or Andrade Gutierrez “he said.
What the companies say
See the complete note Construtora Norberto Odebrecht:
“Construtora Norberto Odebrecht (CNO) confirms the operation of the Federal Police in their offices in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, for the fulfillment of search and seizure warrants . Similarly, some arrest warrants have been issued and forceful.
As is public knowledge, CNO believes that these warrants are unnecessary, since the company and its executives since the beginning of Operation Lava Jet, have always been available to the authorities to cooperate with the investigation “
See the full text of the construction company Andrade Gutierrez note:
“. The Andrade Gutierrez says it is following the progress of the 14th stage of Operation Lava Jet and providing all the necessary support to its executives at the time. The company also said it is cooperating with the investigation in order that all items on the agenda are clarified as as soon as possible.
The Andrade Gutierrez reiterates, as it has done since the start of the investigation, which does not have or have had any relation to the facts investigated by Operation Lava jet, and hopes to clear up all the questions Justice of the as soon as possible. “
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