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Brasilia, 01 – In violation of the confidentiality of the companies of the doleiro group Alberto Youssef, PF discovered that the accounts in six banks whose head office in Brazil were used to move US $ 232 million. These amounts, diverted from Petrobras, were offset by fraudulent exchange contracts.
Federal police investigation identified in the secrecy violations of the companies of the group doleiro Alberto Youssef that the accounts in six banks with headquarters in Brazil were used to move US $ 232 million
The amounts were used in fraudulent swap contracts to launder money diverted from Petrobras. The money went through 109 business accounts, designated as facade by the Federal Public Prosecutor, which were used for illicit activities through the simulation of import and export contracts.
The O Estado de So Paulo newspaper revealed, on June 8, that the Internal Revenue Service has found indications indicating banks' liability in these fraudulent swap contracts used for money laundering. ;money.
The information is in balano produced by the Treasury on its operation in the Lava Jato operation. The document cites five types of omissions by banks and brokerage firms.
Bradesco hosted 39 accounts of these front companies owned by the Youssef group. Ita Unibanco 18 and Santander, 13. In addition, Banco do Brasil hosted 11 accounts, Caixa 13 and Citibank, 15 others.
In the case of Bradesco and Citibank, in addition to hosting accounts of these companies with illicit activities
The main culprits of fraudulent exchange contracts were Labogen Qumica Fina and Biotecnologia; Labogen Industry and Trade; Hmar Consulting in Computer Science; Commercial pyrochemistry; and RMV & CVV Consultoria
The companies were in the name of the actor Leonardo Meirelles, related to Youssef. The Federal Public Prosecutor denounced both in April 2014. According to the investigators, Meirelles managed the businesses in the exclusive interest of Youssef.
Doleiro and Youssef signed a collaboration agreement with Lava Jato on leave from Curitiba. The newspaper O Estado de So Paulo found that the revelations of Meirelles gave rise to investigations under the tutelage of Judge Sergio Moro.
In the penitentiary where Meirelles ru, the PF joined an email exchange in which Leonardo Meirelles meets his brother Leandro and makes fun of the group's ability to have a large number of companies and bank accounts for, according to the PF, conceal the illicit activities of the group.
After Leandro sends a list of accounts of companies in the banks Leonardo replies: Parabns, become professional
The target Leonardo Meirelles, in conversation with other members of the alleged criminal group to which he belongs, receives e -mail a list containing a large amount of bank accounts that are under the power of the band for the financial movement.
In a certain comment, the target ironically reacts to professionalize us, indicating that it is becoming increasingly difficult to identify the movement In another conversation, also between the Meirelles brothers, Leandro tells Leonardo two accounts of Bradesco, one of Ita and another of Santander that would be better for TED, since, according to the report of the PF
according to the PF, do raise suspicions of the supervisory authorities. Leonardo responds: Perfect.
The other side. Asked about the operations, the Central Bank said that it did not comment on specific cases.
She also indicated that she was adopting the appropriate administrative measures in cases where she finds flaws in the proceedings, resulting in a lack of identification and reporting of suspicious transactions. who continually supervises the performance of the banks.
Bradesco did not want to express it. Ita Unibanco reported irregularities in the accounts of the companies mentioned in the report, even in 2012 and 2013, that is to say before the Lava Jet.
According to the bank, these facts were duly communicated to the competent authorities. Ita Unibanco complies with the rules of prevention of money laundering and remains at the disposal of the authorities, said the bank.
Caixa, by way of a note, stated that it follows the most stringent standards of integrity and compliance. prevention of money laundering. Regarding the particular case of accounts opened at the bank, Caixa said that because of the secrecy of banking, she can not express herself on the subject.
Banco do Brasil reported that the companies mentioned did not carry out financial transactions
Citibank stated that it maintains high priests of control and compliance, and that all have been subject to strict compliance and strict compliance with the legislation and standards for the prevention of money laundering. the information requested by the authorities was promptly sent by the bank. The defense of Leonardo Meirelles affirmed that he collaborates with the investigations.
Brokers were punished
The Income highlighted bank failures and brokerages. At the present time, there have been 11 out-of-court liquidations of brokerage firms.
The Central Bank has introduced 31 Administrative Sanctions Procedures (SAPs) to investigate the liability of financial institutions – banks and brokerage firms – in the money laundering cases that are the subject of the investigation. an investigation in Lava Jato.
British Columbia reported that of the total number of SSPs open, 35.5% are targeted by Brazilian banks. However, the Central Bank did not disclose the results of these valuations. These cases resulted in 11 extrajudicial settlements of brokerage firms.
Like brokerage firms, banks are subject to anti-money laundering regulations. The Central Bank has discussed the practices to be followed by banks in Circular 3,461, which consolidates the rules on the procedures to be adopted to prevent and combat activities related to offenses under the Money-Laundering Act.
banks must implement policies, procedures and internal controls in a manner consistent with their size and volume of operations.
To this end, the Central Bank is required to collect and keep up to date information about its permanent customers, such as
This information, explains the circular, should cover the natural persons authorized to represent the. business, as well as the chain of equity participation, until reaching the qualified person as the ultimate beneficiary.
If they had followed the rules, the banks would have discovered, as Lava Jato did later,
Supplement
The rules introduced by Circular 3,461 were completed in a new circular of 2010, at 3,430. In this document, the BC clarifies and reinforces that to comply with the old circular, banks must collect information about their customers to know the structure of ownership and control, identifying the chain of control of the company to the physical person (s)
Knowing the structure of ownership and control, the information should be collected and kept up to date who have the power to induce, influence, use or control the legal entity. to benefit the client of the legal person for money laundering or terrorist financing practices, complete the circular. The information comes from the newspaper
The State of São Paulo
(Fbio Serapio and Adriana Fernandes)
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