Audit Finds R$400 Million Missing From Cedae Saúde

Overview

• The Grant Thornton forensic audit, released Friday, identified R$400 million in irregular outflows from Cedae Saúde covering a three-year period.
• Auditors recovered deleted supplier and accounting records for December 2023–April 2026 that underpin the findings and detail disputed payments.
• The report says roughly R$95 million flowed to four firms connected to an offshore structure in the British Virgin Islands that investigators tie to former Cedae Saúde president Eric Frederik Gualberto.
• The state will forward the audit to the Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecutor’s Office for further probe and possible charges, while Gualberto denies the findings and intends to challenge the audit in court.
• Cedae Saúde serves about 17,000 employees, dependents and retirees and the new administration has cut monthly transfers from roughly R$20 million to R$6 million as it reviews contracts, a move that could affect services and trigger wider contract and governance reforms.