An apartment valued at more than R$10 million was one of the assets seized in Operation Perpetual Motor, launched this Tuesday (23), by the Federal Police, which is investigating deviations from the SUS. According to the PF, the property is for the use of those being investigated, but it is registered in the name of a fictitious company whose partner is a person who received emergency aid from the Federal Government. The investigation identified almost R$30 million in hidden assets.
In addition to the city of Santa Catarina, court orders are also being served in Curitiba (PR) and São Paulo (SP).
The targets of the operation are suspected of diverting resources from the Unified Health System (SUS) through bidding fraud. The misappropriated amounts would have been distributed in assets in the name of other people and registered in fictitious companies or in the name of “laranjas”.
In total, the PF seized 10 properties, valued at more than R$20 million, and also seized luxury vehicles. The court also authorized the seizure of amounts in excess of R$10,000 and the unavailability of shares in two companies, whose capital totals half a million reais.
The crimes under investigation include money laundering, criminal association and criminal organization, with penalties of up to 18 years in prison.
55 federal police officers and 10 Federal Revenue analysts were mobilized to carry out 13 search and seizure warrants at homes and companies linked to the suspects.
Operation “Perpetual Motion”: deviations from the SUS
The investigation began after suspicions were raised during Operation Fidúcia, conducted by the Federal Police. At the time, a scheme was identified in which those investigated used Civil Society Organizations of Public Interest (OSCIPs) to defraud tenders and divert public resources from the SUS, totaling a diversion of approximately R$ 14 million in the cities subject to the investigation, although the audit of the General Comptroller of the Union pointed out that the diversion would be 70 million throughout Paraná.
During the current investigation, new elements were gathered, indicating that those investigated had acquired several assets in the name of third parties, aiming to hide such illicit gains. These assets were registered in fictitious companies or in the name of “laranjas”, with the help of a lawyer and an accountant.
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April 23, 2024, at 11:07 am. Updated at 11:20 am.
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