PF Uncovers 'Parallel Accounting' in Sorocaba Case as Suspended Mayor Manga Named Scheme Leader

Overview

• Investigators say notes on Josivaldo Batista de Souza’s phone track “entries” and “exits” with abbreviations, including six “LX” entries totaling R$ 2.8 million that they link to waste‑collection deals.
• The ledger cites City Transportes, Amhemed and Única Sorocaba, while separate seizures and records include R$ 646,350 in cash from Marco Mott and R$ 182,500 in cash used in a property transaction, according to the PF.
• The PF alleges funds were laundered through fictitious advertising contracts involving the first lady’s firm, Sim Park and a church tied to relatives, citing transfers of R$ 448,500 and R$ 780,000, and intercepts describe pressure to finalize health contracts.
• A TRF‑3 order signed on October 20 suspended Rodrigo Manga for six months, barred his access to City Hall and contact with listed associates, and preceded the November 6 arrests of Marco Mott and Josivaldo.
• The investigation began in 2022 with suspected frauds in OS Aceni health contracts; Manga denies wrongdoing, calls the probe illegal and politically driven, and is pursuing appeals as opposition councilors seek a full contract review.