Caixa says it has suspended payments to companies involved in the Lava Jato corruption scandal.
Caixa Econômica Federal informed, in a note released this Monday (13), that it has suspended payments to the companies IT7 and Borghi-Lowe, suspected of transferring resources to former deputy André Vargas; in the note, Caixa stressed that the reports from the PF and MPF did not indicate any irregularity committed by Caixa or its employees and that it has already opened an internal investigation into these facts.
247 - Caixa Econômica Federal informed, in a note released this Monday (13), that it has suspended payments to the companies IT7 and Borghi-Lowe, suspected of transferring resources to former deputy André Vargas. In the note, Caixa stressed that the reports from the Federal Police and the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office did not indicate any irregularity committed by Caixa or its employees and that it has already opened an internal investigation into these facts.
The bank says it has sent copies of the bidding processes to the investigating authorities and has transferred all payment documentation from these suppliers from the general archive in Goiânia to Caixa's headquarters building in Brasília. "The bank will also not authorize the execution of new services by the companies mentioned until the investigations are concluded," the statement says.