Operation investigates fraud scheme in public tender and executes warrants in MG The Public Ministry of Minas Gerais (MPMG) launched this Tuesday (21) the operation "A Porta É Larga" to investigate an alleged fraud scheme in the public tender of the Municipal Council of Minduri, in the south of Minas. During the action, two preventive arrest warrants and four search and seizure warrants were served in Minduri (MG) and Andrelândia (MG). ? Follow the g1 Sul de Minas page on Instagram According to MPMG, the investigation began after the mayor of Minduri reported suspected irregularities in the competition to fill positions in the Legislative House. According to the investigations, a commissioned civil servant reported that she had been approached by a public servant from Minduri City Hall, who had offered her a place in the competition upon payment of R$15,000. In an interview with EPTV, a Rede Globo affiliate, prosecutor Leandro Panaim explained that, after the complaint, the Court authorized the recording of conversations between the server and those being investigated. The woman did not accept the proposal or make any payment. Even so, she took the exam and ended up being approved within the number of vacancies. "She took the test, she scored, according to herself, she reported all the letters A in the answer sheet, but she was approved in second place, which are two places, with guaranteed access to the place, in the aforementioned public examination. So, she informed us of this, we followed it until this operation culminated today", stated the prosecutor. MPMG operation investigates fraud in Minduri Chamber competition (MG) Public Prosecutor's Office The operation mobilized a prosecutor, 20 military police officers and five vehicles. How the scheme worked The investigation uncovers a scheme for selling approvals in public tenders, with manipulation of the results after the tests were administered. Crimes such as ideological falsehood, suppression of public documents, fraud in public tenders, passive corruption, frustration of the competitive nature of bidding and possible criminal association are investigated. According to the Public Ministry, the scheme would be led by a lawyer linked to the company responsible for organizing the competition. Investigations indicate that candidates were sought after and were offered approval for payment. Also according to the MP, the server appointed as the negotiation intermediary was also responsible for the bidding process that hired the company organizing the competition. The MP states that the company, based in Andrelândia, won the bid with a much lower value proposal than that presented by its competitors. According to the MP, after the tests were administered, the member of the examining board analyzed the candidates' performance and changed the grades of those who had joined the scheme, ensuring approval within the number of vacancies. "For the MPMG, it was evident that, after the test was carried out, the member of the examining board took care of analyzing the scores of the other competitors with the aim of assigning a higher score to the one who was co-opted, enabling approval within the number of places offered", he informed. MP operation investigates fraud in Minduri Chamber competition, MG Company is investigated for other competitions The Public Ministry also investigates signs that the company responsible for the competition, Cássia Aparecida de Oliveira, which operates under the trade name CAP Concursos Públicos, may have adopted the same method in other public competitions held in other municipalities in Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso and São Paulo, with the possible participation of other public servants. According to the MP, among the contests mentioned are: Municipality of Colíder (MT); Minduri City Council (MG); Piedade do Rio Grande City Council (MG); Municipality of Carmo do Rio Claro (MG); Itaú de Minas City Council (MG); São Lourenço City Hall (MG); Lagoa Formosa City Hall (MG); Nova Santa Helena City Hall (MT); Diamantino City Hall (MT); Carvalhos City Hall (MG); Paula Cândido City Hall (MG); Jumirim City Hall (SP); Passa Quatro City Hall (MG); Miradouro City Hall (MG); Bias Fortes City Council (MG); Bias Fortes City Hall (MG). g1 and EPTV are trying to contact those involved mentioned by the Public Ministry. MPMG operation investigates fraud in Minduri City Council competition (MG) Public Prosecutor's Office What those mentioned Minduri City Council said "The councilors of the Minduri City Council, in view of the information made public about the "À Porta Larga" Operation, launched by the Public Ministry of the State of Minas Gerais, come to provide the following clarifications to the population: From the moment signs of possible irregularities related to the City Council Public Tender emerged, the Presidency of this House immediately communicated the facts to the Public Ministry, placing the entire structure of the Legislative Branch at the disposal of the authorities responsible for the investigation. From that moment on, all measures adopted by the City Council began to be carried out in permanent cooperation with the Public Ministry and under the guidance of the authorities responsible for the investigation, always with the objective of ensuring the adequate production of the evidence necessary for the complete elucidation of the facts. confirming the materiality of the facts investigated and obtaining the evidence essential to holding those involved accountable. The City Council also clarifies that the employee of this House mentioned in the investigation did not participate in any fraud.