Brazilian Federal Police seize assets in an operation against money laundering that is investigating the governor of Acre.
The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ordered the freezing of R$ 120 million in assets belonging to those under investigation, including funds in bank accounts, houses, aircraft, and luxury apartments.
247 - Federal police began carrying out 89 search and seizure warrants this Thursday (9) in six states and the Federal District in an operation that has the governor of Acre, Gladson Cameli (PP), among the targets. Investigators are looking into corruption and money laundering at the top of the Acre government.
The Superior Court of Justice (STJ), which authorized the warrants, ordered the freezing of R$ 120 million in assets belonging to those under investigation, including funds in bank accounts, houses, aircraft, and luxury apartments. According to the Federal Police, the execution of the warrants involved more than 300 federal police officers this Thursday.
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According to court orders, the governor will not be able to contact other targets of the investigation, has been prohibited from leaving Brazil, and will have to surrender his passport to the court.
Gladson's father, Eladio Cameli, and the governor's brother, Gledson Cameli, are also under investigation in the operation.
In a statement, the Acre state government said that Thursday's operation is a "continuation of previous police procedures" and that "the state government, always acting with transparency and integrity, once again makes itself available to the authorities."
Also in a statement, lawyers Ticiano Figueiredo, Pedro Ivo Velloso, Tarcísio Vieira de Carvalho Neto and Telson Ferreira said they were surprised by the operation.
"This is an investigation based on a 'fishing expedition' for evidence and an illegal financial raid, which targeted the governor's family as a way to circumvent the proper jurisdiction," he said.