Mayor of SC is target of operation against fraud in bidding and vehicle supply

Mayor of SC is target of operation against fraud in bidding and vehicle supply | Santa Catarina

1 of 2 Mayor of SC is target of operation on fraud in bidding and vehicle supply — Photo: Civil Police/Disclosure

Mayor of SC is the target of an operation involving fraud in bidding and vehicle supply — Photo: Civil Police/Disclosure

Mayor Roberto Biava (PP), of Timbé do Sul, in the south of Santa Catarina, was the target of a search and seizure warrant in a Civil Police operation investigating bidding fraud and simulation in vehicle supply, this Thursday (9). Political agents, civil servants and businesspeople are also investigated.

Operation Miraculum carried out 11 search and seizure warrants in public officescompanies and residences of the suspects (understand the diagram below).

When contacted, the city hall stated that the The process is confidential and management lawyers will investigate the process. Biava informed that he is traveling and will only comment upon his return.

2 of 2 Mayor Roberto Biava is the target of an operation involving fraud in bidding and vehicle supply — Photo: Timbé do Sul City Hall/Reproduction

Mayor Roberto Biava is the target of an operation involving fraud in bidding and vehicle supply — Photo: Prefeitura de Timbé do Sul/Reproduction

According to the Civil Police, the investigation began in 2021 and showed that there was a supply of vehicles and machines in the city that were unusable. Other details were not disclosed.

In a statement, the Civil Police stated that investigators want to investigate the “frustration of the competitive nature of bidding procedures, as well as the acquisition of several items in quantity, which was found to be disproportionate to the real need”.