The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) is taking action against Delta and attempting to prevent the sale.
Unable to hear explanations from those summoned, members of the Cachoeira Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry are going to court to request intervention and the freezing of assets of Delta Construções, a company involved in the illegal gambling scheme; if accepted, the measure would block the possibility of its sale to the J&F holding company.
Agency Brazil - The judicial intervention of Delta Construções and the blocking of the contractor's assets were requested today (24), through a precautionary measure in the Federal Court in the Federal District (DF), by senators Pedro Taques (PDT-MT) and Randolfe Rodrigues (PSOL-AP) and by deputy Miro Teixeira (PDT-RJ).
The company, which operates in several federal and state public works projects, is accused of being used as a source of bribe payments to various public officials by the criminal organization led by businessman Carlos Augusto de Almeida Ramos, known as Carlinhos Cachoeira, who is accused of running illegal gambling operations.
According to Senator Pedro Taques, the precautionary measure is preparatory to a class action lawsuit and was filed in the 14th Court in the Federal District. "We requested the freezing of Delta's assets, the appointment of a judicial administrator to prevent the company from halting construction, and to ensure that more than 30 employees do not lose their jobs," he explained.
According to him, the parliamentarians who filed the lawsuit hope to prevent public assets held by Delta, through the works it carries out, from being diverted to shell companies and from there to "Cachoeira's accountant." "The idea is that, if the injunction is granted in this action, the judge will order the freezing of Delta's assets, and it will no longer be able to negotiate except for the contracts it already has with the federal government," said Taques.
According to the senator, this means the company can no longer be sold. All payments made to the company will be deposited into a court account and used to complete the construction and settle labor debts. The senator believes this measure should have already been adopted by the parliamentary commission of inquiry (CPI) investigating Cachoeira's relationships with public and private agents, which has been finding that the businessman rigged public tenders to ensure Delta won contracts and then used the money paid for them. "The CPI is taking too long to take action. The federal government should also have taken action already," he stated.