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Targets of the Federal Police in the Lava Jato Operation, Three Employees of the Currency Management at Petrobras, Three Executives from Banco Paulista, in Addition to Five Other Individuals
After a new phase of the Lava Jato Operation was launched this Thursday (09/10) to investigate possible fraud in currency operations between Petrobras and Banco Paulista, the state-owned company issued a statement informing that it is conducting internal investigations and, in this case, actively collaborated with the authorities in the Federal Police’s investigation efforts and provided support that resulted in this operation. Last month, the Lava Jato Operation arrested shipyard owners in Rio de Janeiro due to fraud in shipbuilding for Transpetro
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Named Sovrapprezzo, which means surcharge in Italian, the action fulfills 25 search and seizure warrants related to the Federal Police investigation concerning the Lava Jato task force in Curitiba, which identified losses of nearly R$ 100 million to Petrobras.
The targets of the Lava Jato operation include three executives from Banco Paulista, and five other individuals linked to companies involved in an alleged scheme in Rio de Janeiro, in addition to three employees from Petrobras’s currency management.
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According to the Federal Police, the scheme involved overcharging operations beyond market values to inflate the bank’s profits, through possible payment of bribes to operators of the public company that would be shared with employees of the financial institution in exchange for directing currency business to the mentioned bank.
Judge Luiz Antonio Bonat also ordered the blocking of the assets of those investigated in Brazil and abroad, with a limit of R$ 97 million. The penalties related to the investigated crimes can total between 33 to 38 years of imprisonment.
Statement from Petrobras and Banco Paulista
In a statement, Petrobras informed that it conducts internal investigations and in this specific case “actively collaborated with the authorities in the investigation efforts and provided support that resulted in this operation”.
“Petrobras reaffirms and strengthens its zero tolerance regarding fraud and corruption. The company is a victim of the crimes uncovered by the Lava Jato operation, being recognized as such by the Federal Public Ministry and the Supreme Federal Court,” says the text, in which the company adds that it has been cooperating with investigations since 2014 and is co-author in 18 ongoing administrative impropriety actions.
Banco Paulista, also in a statement, claims that the subject of the investigation is operations carried out by the bank’s now-defunct currency area, which “were previously investigated”.
The current management of Banco Paulista is unaware of the investigated operations and informs that the institution has always acted in accordance with the law and follows all regulations and guidelines from the Central Bank of Brazil,” it stated.
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