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Brazil’s Federal Police Targets the ‘Upper Floor’ as Director Outlines Emenda Probe and Seizures

The director pledges to pursue every link in budget‑amendment schemes without regard to political stature.

Overview

  • Operation Transparência centered on former Arthur Lira aide Mariângela Fialek after STF authorization by Minister Flávio Dino, with investigators alleging a continuous role in the release of opaque amendments.
  • Arthur Lira does not currently appear as an investigated party, and the PF says it will examine intermediaries, execution at the local level, and potential involvement of lawmakers.
  • Andrei Rodrigues criticized political leniency toward organized crime, citing the reversal of Rodrigo Bacellar’s preventive detention, and said the PF remains unmoved by political pressure.
  • The PF reports R$9.6 billion in judicially blocked assets tied to organized crime in 2025, up from R$6.1 billion a year earlier, alongside increases in operations and arrests.
  • The PF is probing the escape of Deputy Alexandre Ramagem, saying he left via Roraima, crossed into Guyana at an unofficial point, and flew from Georgetown to the U.S., with a suspect to be interrogated in the coming days.