CGU investigates crimes involving a group that provides school meals in Piauí

Summary:

The Controladoria-Geral da Uniu00e3o (CGU) is participating in Operation Flashback on February 27th, a joint effort with the Federal Police to investigate potential crimes of fraudulent tenders, active corruption, criminal association, and money laundering committed by businesspeople and companies that supply food products to municipalities in Piaui, Brazil. The investigation began with the analysis of a Financial Intelligence Report from the Operation Boca Livre, launched in 2019, which identified irregularities in the application of resources from the National School Feeding Program. The study revealed that one of the involved businesses continued to operate, committing the same crimes. The CGU identified irregularities in the tender process, including favoritism, collusion, and overpricing, while the Federal Police discovered crimes of offering undue benefits to public agents and money laundering. The operation aims to block around $6 million in assets and has significant social implications, impacting the availability of food products for students in public schools.