Overview
- Federal police seized about R$430,000 in cash from Sóstenes Cavalcante’s Brasília apartment, with agents reporting the money was hidden in a trash bag inside a closet.
- Minister Flávio Dino cited “robust indications” to authorize searches of Sóstenes and fellow PL deputy Carlos Jordy in the investigation into misuse of the parliamentary quota.
- Investigators highlight financial smurfing, WhatsApp messages referencing off‑book payments, and the company Harue Locação allegedly controlled in practice by a Jordy aide.
- The inquiry examines possible crimes of embezzlement, money laundering and organized crime using phone and fiscal records obtained for the 2018–2024 period.
- Sóstenes says the cash came from a recent property sale and denies wrongdoing, while TSE records show he declared R$4,926.76 in assets in his 2022 filing.