Mayor of Paço do Lumiar, Frederico de Abreu Silva Campos, known as Fred Campos. Reproduction/Social media The mayor of Paço do Lumiar, Frederico de Abreu Silva Campos, known as Fred Campos, was one of the targets of the new phase of Operation Without Discount, by the Federal Police, which targets a national scheme of illegal discounts on retirement and pensions from the National Social Security Institute (INSS). The operation, carried out this Tuesday (4), targeted suspects of laundering money obtained criminally from fraud. Among the targets are the wife, daughter and two sisters of senator Weverton Rocha (PDT-MA), deputy leader of the government in the Senate, and lawyer Willer Tomaz. According to the Federal Police, Fred Campos is being investigated for his connection with Qualitech Engenharia Ltda., a company that allegedly moved millions of dollars in the financial circuit related to the Weverton Rocha nucleus. ??Founded in 1993, the company Qualitech Engenharia Ltda. His partners are Fred Campo and his father, Flávio Henrique Silva Campos. According to the decision, to which g1 had access, Qualitech transferred R$5 million to the company Petro São Francisco Combustíveis Ltda. in July 2024. On the same day, the gas station transferred the same amount to DJ Agropecuária Comércio e Prestação de Serviços Ltda. The investigation investigates suspicions of money laundering and criminal organization. The information described in the decision are investigative hypotheses presented by the Federal Police and do not represent condemnation of those involved. Weverton says that movements cited by the PF in investigation are legal: 'Nothing to hide' Fred Campos stated, in a post on social media, that he was surprised by an investigation involving a transfer made by one of his companies, Petro São Francisco. He stated that the transfer "is the result of a lease agreement and there is no illegality. If all documentation had been requested, it would have been presented promptly." "I want to reassure everyone: our companies continue to operate normally and I reaffirm that our work for Paço continues. We are already adopting all applicable legal measures to clarify the facts", he stated. Fred Campos had already been the target of another Federal Police operation. In August 2024, during the campaign for the Mayor of Paço do Lumiar, he was investigated in Operation 18 Minutes, which investigated the alleged commercialization of judicial decisions in Maranhão. At that stage, the PF also carried out search and seizure warrants at addresses linked to Fred Campos' family members and a company in the family's business group. Transfer of R$5 million According to the STF's decision, Qualitech appears in the investigation as a possible intermediary source of resources destined for the business structure linked to the Weverton Rocha nucleus. In addition to the transfer of R$5 million, other amounts from Qualitech would have entered the investigated accounts before being sent to Rocha Holding Patrimonial Ltda. and a company related to Erlânio Furtado Luna Xavier. Erlânio is described in the document as a partner or relevant partner at the Petro São Francisco and Petro São José stations. The decision does not inform the values ??of these other operations attributed to Qualitech. For the Federal Police, the movements need to be analyzed to clarify the origin of the money, the justification for the payments and who would have been the final beneficiary of the resources. Connection with Qualitech Fred Campos was included among the targets of the investigation due to his connection with Qualitech Engenharia. When analyzing the Federal Police's request, André Mendonça stated that the representation does not attribute to Frederico a direct role in the structure supposedly commanded by lawyer Willer Tomaz de Souza, another person investigated in the case. The minister considered, however, that there is an objective link between Frederico and the facts investigated, due to his position in the company that would have generated resources of great value. The investigation seeks to clarify: which contracts would justify the payments; whether there was corresponding revenue; what was the origin of the resources; what was the purpose of the transfers; who would be the final beneficiary of the values; and whether commercial operations actually took place. According to the decision, the searches may confirm the existence of regular commercial businesses or indicate a possible use of Qualitech as a channel to feed the financial circuit investigated. STF authorized seizure of documents and equipment The decision authorized the Federal Police to search for contracts, invoices, receipts, communications, accounting and banking records related to the transactions investigated. Cell phones, computers, tablets, hard drives, storage devices, diaries, spreadsheets, tax documents, powers of attorney, deeds and digital certificates that have an objective relationship with the facts discovered may also be seized. Investigators were authorized to access data already stored on the seized devices, in addition to content existing in cloud services, as long as they are accessible through credentials available on the equipment. André Mendonça prohibited indiscriminate access to information unrelated to the investigation. The decision also does not authorize the interception of future communications, nor the remote activation of cameras or microphones. Investigation began using a cell phone attributed to senator STF authorizes PF operation involving Weverton Rocha and allies The investigation was initiated based on information extracted from a cell phone attributed to senator Weverton Rocha and elements produced within the scope of Operation Without Discount. According to the Federal Police, the material would indicate a structure for the movement of values ??through companies, personal and family accounts, gas stations, heritage companies, contracts, cash and assets registered in the name of third parties. The researchers' hypothesis is that the