59th phase of the arrests of Lava Jato 2 as part of an investigation into the Transpetro's contracts | Paraná

The current phase was named fifth grade and it has a total of 15 search and apprehension warrants and three provisional prison terms. The orders are executed in São Paulo and Araçatuba, inside.

The investigations concern the payment of bribes by Grupo Estre under contracts for services in the field of the environment, the rehabilitation of pipelines and the shipbuilding of Transpetro. A total of 36 contracts are under investigation, for a total amount of more than 682 million pesos between 2008 and 2017, as well as illegal payments in excess of 22 million pesos.

The investigations began with statements by Sérgio Machado, former president of Transpetro. It has been appointed and maintained by the PMDB, which has signed a collaboration agreement with the Federal Prosecutor's Office.

He revealed that Wilson Quintella had agreed to pay tuition fees of at least 1% of the contracts signed by the Estre group (Estre Ambiental, Pollydutos and the Rio Tietê shipyard) with the state-owned company.

The fees were paid in kind by Wilson Quintella to Sérgio Machado and his emissaries, through successive money-laundering operations involving the law firm Mauro de Morais, says the MPF.

The Internal Revenue Service also found, according to prosecutors, that between 2011 and 2013, the law firm had received about R $ 22.3 million from Estre group companies, without providing any service.

The investigations also indicate that, shortly after the deposits were made in the accounts controlled by Mauro Morais, fractional withdrawals were made, which made it possible to circumvent the controls of the Council for the Control of Financial Activities (Coaf). According to the MPF, the lawyer was responsible for levying more than R $ 9.5 million.

In his testimony, Sérgio Machado stated that the cash values ​​had been handed over to the law firm Mauro de Morais by a former leader of the Estre group and trusted man of Wilson Quintella and Mauro Morais.

The criminal regime could have gone beyond Transpetro

Prosecutors claim that he could have gone beyond Transpetro. According to prosecutors, the criminal activities of Wilson Quintella and his group probably reached other areas, including the Petrobras system.

"After nearly five years of Lava Jato, it is striking that some criminals still bet on impunity.Some companies and millions of dollars exchanged without plausible economic explanation and documentary are the targets of this investigation, which has The best chance for those who have received and negotiated bribes is to voluntarily step outside and collaborate with the justice system, "said prosecutor Júlio Noronha