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STF-Backed Raids Target PL Deputies Over Suspected Misuse of Congressional Allowances

Justice Flávio Dino’s order advances a financial-forensics phase centered on rental contracts, seized cash, plus large transfers tied to the deputies’ networks.

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Overview

  • Federal Police launched Operation Galho Fraco with court-approved searches in Rio and Brasília, a follow-up to a 2024 phase, and seized about R$430,000 in cash at a Sóstenes Cavalcante address.
  • Flávio Dino authorized the lifting of bank and tax secrecy for Sóstenes Cavalcante and Carlos Jordy for 2018–2024, citing indications of embezzlement, money laundering and criminal organization.
  • Investigators are scrutinizing reimbursements to Harue/Alfa Car, a small rental firm deemed inconsistent with its fleet and dissolution status, with payments of roughly R$214,000 by Sóstenes and R$192,000 by Jordy.
  • Case files describe around R$27.8 million in suspicious movements by aides and associates, including R$11.4 million moved by PL aide Adailton Oliveira dos Santos, plus smurfed withdrawals and messages about off-book payments.
  • Both deputies deny wrongdoing—Sóstenes says the cash came from a property sale—while House Speaker Hugo Motta says the judiciary is doing its job and that he will monitor for possible excesses.