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PF combats fraud in benefits with losses of R$5 million; agents carry out searches in Búzios

PF executes search and seizure warrants in Búzios The Federal Police launched Operation Operatio Umbra on the morning of this Friday (14) and executed two search and seizure warrants, in Armação dos Búzios, in the Lagos Region of Rio. The...

PF combats fraud in benefits with losses of R$5 million; agents carry out searches in Búzios
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According to investigations, the crimes involve payments of benefits to “ghosts”, with amounts that can exceed R$5 million. Follow the g1 Região dos Lagos channel on WhatsApp.

  • "The name of the operation refers to the Latin word umbra, which means shadow.
  • In the Roman underworld, umbras were the shadows of the dead — an allusion to the beneficiaries who do not have a physical body and act in the shadows," said the PF.

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PF executes search and seizure warrants in Búzios The Federal Police launched Operation Operatio Umbra on the morning of this Friday (14) and executed two search and seizure warrants, in Armação dos Búzios, in the Lagos Region of Rio. The action aims to combat fraud in social security benefits in cities in the state of Rio de Janeiro. According to investigations, the crimes involve payments of benefits to “ghosts”, with amounts that can exceed R$5 million. ? Follow the g1 Região dos Lagos channel on WhatsApp. "The name of the operation refers to the Latin word umbra, which means shadow. In the Roman underworld, umbras were the shadows of the dead — an allusion to the beneficiaries who do not have a physical body and act in the shadows," said the PF. PF carried out two search and seizure orders in Búzios Federal Police