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The former governor Beto Richa (PSDB) is the target, this Friday (25), of a remand warrant. According to federal justice, the toucan was stopped at his home in Curitiba, around 7 o'clock. The accountant Dirceu Pupo Ferreira businessman from Richa's family, specializing in real estate, was also arrested. Both are part of the federal police surveillance and have cell phones seized to gather evidence for the investigation.
The arrest of Richa was requested by the Federal Prosecution and granted by the Federal Deputy Judge Paulo Sergio Ribeiro, as part of the operation Integration which is an offshoot of of Lava Jato.
. The operation investigates a system of corruption involving the concession of highways in Paraná. According to surveys, Richa reportedly benefited from at least $ 2.7 million in tips.
Details of the application
The MPF's request justifies the need for Richa and the arrest to ensure public and economic order and, in addition, to facilitate the task of l & # 39; criminal investigation.
In the petition, the MPF describes in detail the facts related to the investigation involving Richa and Ferreira. The text indicates that Nelson Leal Júnior former director of the Department of State Roads of Paraná (DER-PR) provided information on the involvement of the l & # 39; former governor of the corruption mechanism. studied in Integration. Leal Júnior has signed a contract with the MPF, which has already been approved by the 4th Regional Federal Court (TRF-4)
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According to the calculation, the dealers would have benefited from contractual benefits and an omission during the check in exchange for the payment of a tip. The money, according to the MPF, was used for the personal enrichment of the respondents.
Real Estate Purchase
According to the application submitted to the court, three properties were allegedly acquired to wash the illicit resources received by Beto Richa, one in Balneário Camboriú, in Santa Catarina and two in Curitiba. According to the MPF, Ferreira was the operator responsible for carrying out the transactions, receiving "significant sums of money". The properties are in the name of the company Ocaporã Administradora de Bens, which officially belongs to the former first lady Fernanda Richa and to two children of the couple, Marcello and André Richa [1945]. .
According to the MPF, e-mails exchanged between Fernanda Richa and Dirceu Pupo Ferreira during the investigation confirmed that the former governor had the last word on the activities of Ocaporã relating to the 39, purchase and sale of real estate.
In the prison application, the MPF pointed to an attempt by Ferreira to obstruct justice. He allegedly met a witness to convince her to "change the truth" about facts related to the Richa family's heritage.
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Previous Prison
In September, the former governor had already been arrested, but as part of the operation of Radio Patrol
of the state prosecutor's office . In the present case, the facts examined refer to a possible fraud in the Patrulha do Campo program, intended for the conservation of rural roads in the State.
Radio Patrulha also temporarily arrested relatives of the former governor, including Fernanda Richa and the brother of the toucan, Pepe Richa. They were released a few days later, as a result of a decision of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Gilmar Mendes .
Deonilson Roldo, Richa's former chief of staff, was also targeted by the operations of the MPPR Special Action Group on Organized Crime (Gaeco), but was arrested by another operation, the pilot. In the present case, the investigation is based on a scheme that would have favored Odebrecht in the competition for the work of the PR – 323.
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On the other side
The report contacted the defense of the former governor, who confirmed the warrant of arrest. Toucan's lawyer did not, however, elaborate on the decision or the position of the defense.
A Gazeta do Povo tries to contact Dirceu's lawyer Pupo Ferreira.
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