Overview
- Jocildo Silva Lemos asked to be relieved as director-president of Amapá Previdência, saying the move preserves the institution and supports independent scrutiny.
- The resignation follows the Polícia Federal’s Operação Zona Cinzenta, which executed search-and-seizure warrants on Feb. 5 targeting Lemos and two Amprev investment committee members.
- Investigators allege the trio pushed through high-risk purchases of Banco Master Letras Financeiras around July 2024 despite internal technical warnings and governance concerns.
- Amprev maintains the investments complied with RPPS rules and says court orders preserved pension resources in a dedicated, court-controlled Banco do Brasil account.
- The state prosecutor’s office is reviewing whether the allocations matched the fund’s policy, and reports note Lemos was appointed by Senator Davi Alcolumbre, who is not under PF investigation.