The court accepted a complaint from the Public Ministry of the State of Alagoas (MPAL) and made seven defendants involved in a scheme that created shell companies in Campo Alegre and Campo Grande, in Agreste, to cover up the assets of the leaders of the criminal organization.
The Special Action Group to Combat Tax Evasion and Asset Laundering (Gaesf), of the MPAL, which was responsible for the complaint, requires the conviction of the man and woman identified as leaders of the criminal organization and also of the five “oranges” of the scheme.
They must be held liable for a crime against the tax order for the purpose of suppressing or reducing taxes and for violating the rules established in the collection of Tax on Operations Relating to the Circulation of Goods and on the Provision of Interstate, Intermunicipal and Communication Transport Services (ICMS).
“One of the companies would have transferred R$1,307,441.00, between 2014 and 2019, while the other company, its successor, started to transfer R$512,629.98, in 2019 alone, to the main business partner. At the same time, the companies would have suffered tax debt, which appears in active debt certificates and, in only one of them, there is a record of R$ 6,752,929.87”, says an excerpt from the complaint.
The debt amount can reach R$10 million when updated by the State Finance Department (Sefaz).
According to Gaesf, the group withheld information from Sefaz regarding the goods that were in the stock of commercial establishments, with the aim of eliminating or reducing the amount of tax that should be paid.
Information that should have been in the book required by tax law was also omitted, in addition to there being evasion of product entry and exit data,
Those accused have 10 days to respond to the charges.
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