Federal Police Launch Eighth Phase of Overclean With STF-Ordered Raids in Four Cities

Overview

• Five search-and-seizure warrants were executed in Brasília, São Paulo, Palmas and Gurupi, alongside court-ordered sequestration of suspected illicit funds.
• The measures were authorized by Supreme Court minister Nunes Marques and carried out with support from the CGU and the Federal Revenue.
• Named targets include Podemos secretary-general Luiz Cláudio Freire de Souza França and former public managers from Tocantins and Goiás.
• Investigators report suspected fraud in pest-control contracts at Tocantins’ Education Secretariat and allege businessman Alex Parente secured up to R$16.9 million in deals while paying about R$1 million in bribes.
• Suspects are under investigation for organized crime, active and passive corruption, embezzlement, procurement fraud and money laundering.