The court accepts the charges, and Serra and his daughter become defendants in a money laundering case.
The court accepted the indictment from the Lava Jato task force of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office in São Paulo. He was indicted on July 3rd, when he was the target of Operation Revoada, which carried out a search and seizure at the residence of the politician.
247 - Senator and former governor of São Paulo José Serra (PSDB) and his daughter, Verônica Serra, became defendants in Federal Court on charges of transnational money laundering, this Wednesday, 29.
The court accepted the indictment from the Lava Jato task force of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office in São Paulo. He was indicted on July 3rd, when He was the target of Operation Revoada, which carried out a search and seizure at his residence..
The operation indicated that José Serra (PSDB) received over R$ 23 million from Odebrecht to release credits from Dersa. in 2009 and 2010. The politician also received R$ 4,5 million between 2006 and 2007 for campaign expenses for the state government.
According to investigations, the former head of the São Paulo state government embezzled money during the construction of the Rodoanel highway. He allegedly used his position to receive improper payments from Odebrecht in exchange for benefits related to the project.
The former governor used a offshore accounts to hide the money. According to the investigations, Verônica Serra, daughter of the former governor, established companies abroad, concealing names, to receive payments intended for the politician from the construction company.