Public ministries investigate fraud in public tenders in Alagoas and Pernambuco Divulgação/MP-AL The Public Ministry of Alagoas (MP-AL), together with the Public Ministry of Pernambuco (MP-PE), carried out, this Tuesday (18), an operation to dismantle a criminal organization suspected of rigging public tenders in both states. ?Join the g1 Alagoas channel Among the competitions investigated for suspected manipulation is the Rio Largo Municipal Guard competition, in the metropolitan region of Maceió. According to the MP-AL, three arrest warrants and eight search and seizure warrants were served. Three people were arrested: one in Rio Largo and two in Pernambuco. According to the Public Ministry, two of the people arrested are repeat offenders and had recently been arrested for similar crimes related to fraud in public tenders. Their names were not given.
Operation investigates fraud in public tenders in AL and PE; three people were arrested
Public ministries investigate fraud in public tenders in Alagoas and Pernambuco Divulgação/MP-AL The Public Ministry of Alagoas (MP-AL), together with the Public Ministry of Pernambuco (MP-PE), carried out, this Tuesday (18), an operation...
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According to the MP-AL, three arrest warrants and eight search and seizure warrants were served. Three people were arrested: one in Rio Largo and two in Pernambuco.
- According to the Public Ministry, two of the people arrested are repeat offenders and had recently been arrested for similar crimes related to fraud in public tenders.
- The investigations indicate that the suspects used different strategies and mechanisms to defraud the competitions, with the aim of favoring certain candidates.
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The investigations indicate that the suspects used different strategies and mechanisms to defraud the competitions, with the aim of favoring certain candidates. During the execution of the warrants, the Public Prosecutor's Office seized electronic devices, at least one weapon, as well as documents. The materials will be analyzed by the teams responsible for the investigation. Prosecutor Kleber Valadares stated that the analysis of the materials should contribute to the identification and systematization of new evidence, in addition to deepening the information already gathered by the MPs. Municipal Guard of Rio Largo, in the metropolitan region of Maceió Divulgação/MP-AL “The expectation is that the data and statements can also reveal other connections between those investigated and clarify the dynamics used by the organization to commit fraud”, explained Valadares. The name of the operation refers to Babet, a character from the work *Les Miserables*, by Victor Hugo. In the story, he is presented as an individual who uses fraud, disguise and manipulation to assume different roles and deceive other people. Operation Babet was launched by the public ministries of Alagoas and Pernambuco Divulgação/MP-AL