São Paulo PM Probe Flags ROTA Officers’ Private Security for Transwolff as Messages Cite ‘Chefe Milton’

Overview

• The PM’s internal affairs unit says five of the seven officers suspected of escorting Transwolff executives came from elite ROTA and were allegedly paid via sham invoices issued through AM3.
• Operation Kratos led to the arrest of three PMs and the seizure of about R$1 million in cash at Sgt. Nereu Aparecido Alves’ home, with the escorts said to have served directors known as Pandora and Té from 2020 to 2024.
• Intercepted texts refer to a “chefe Milton” and use the term “QSJ,” which investigators interpret as a bribe code, including messages sent during a school inauguration named for Milton Leite’s mother.
• Corregedoria documents allege Transwolff paid R$812,000 per month to construction firm Neumax, flagged as a possible conduit linking company funds to Leite.
• In a Feb. 4 deposition, a detained sergeant claimed Leite was the bus firm’s de facto owner but admitted he had no proof, while Leite and Transwolff deny the allegations as the inquiry continues.