The São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office has filed a new arrest warrant for Sidney Oliveira, owner of Ultrafarma, for failing to pay the R$ 25 million bail.
The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating a billion-dollar corruption scheme involving tax auditors in the state.
247 - The Public Prosecutor's Office of São Paulo (MP-SP) made a new request this Thursday (21) for the arrest of businessman Sidney Oliveira, owner of Ultrafarma. The MP-SP alleged that he did not pay the bail of R$ 25 million.
The defense of Mario Otavio Gomes, director of Fast Shop, appealed to the Judiciary and suspended the bail, which remained at the same amount, following a decision announced by the 11th Criminal Law Chamber of the Court of Justice of São Paulo (TJ-SP).
The São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating a billion-dollar corruption scheme involving tax auditors from the state's Finance Secretariat. At least six people have been arrested. Investigations indicate that one auditor alone moved R$ 1 billion in bribes since 2021.
According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, the business owners paid the auditors to facilitate the reimbursement of ICMS (Value-Added Tax) credits from the São Paulo State Finance Department (Sefaz-SP). All contributing retail companies are entitled to reimbursement, but the process is not so simple and has long deadlines.
See the list of people who were arrested - Mario Otavio Gomes (Fast Shop executive), Sidney Oliveira, Artur Gomes da Silva Neto, auditor of the Tax Inspection Directorate (DIFIS) of the São Paulo state Treasury; Celso Éder Gonzaga de Araújo, owner of the house where the emeralds were seized; Marcelo de Almeida Gouveia, tax auditor, and Tatiane da Conceição Lopes, Celso's wife.
In a statement, Sefaz-SP reported that it is at the disposal of the authorities and will collaborate with the developments of the Public Ministry's investigation through its Tax Inspection Inspectorate (Corfisp).
"As a member of Cira-SP - the Interinstitutional Committee for Asset Recovery - and several special investigation groups, Sefaz-SP has been active on various fronts and operations in the fight against tax evasion, money laundering, and offenses against the tax system, in conjunction with the agencies that launched the operation today," the department said in a statement.
The São Paulo State Finance Department (Sefaz-SP) reported that it has initiated administrative proceedings to rigorously investigate the conduct of the employee involved and has formally requested the São Paulo State Public Prosecutor's Office to share all information relevant to the case (with Abr).
