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The Alves brothers are at the epicenter of an operation by the Civil Police and MP-RJ (Rio Public Ministry) to investigate suspicions of corruption in the Rio City Council. In today’s action, which targets Marcelo Crivella (Republicans-RJ) and members From the highest echelon of the municipal administration, the agents seized the mayor’s cell phone.
Exonerated at the end of March from the position of CEO of Riotur after being named as one of the pivots of Operation Hades, which initiated the investigations, Marcelo Alves was among the 22 targets of today’s action, which include addresses of public agents and businessmen. . Rafael Alves, his brother, is designated as the financial operator of the so-called “Bribery HQ,” a supported scheme designed to streamline arrears payments with the government.
Riotur is the body in charge of organizing Rio’s Carnival and New Year’s Eve. At the helm of Riotur until his resignation at the end of March, Marcelo is known as something of a “stamped figure” in the event market and specializes in promotional marketing.
Marcelo Alves, former president of Riotur, and Marcelo Crivella
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The businessman stood out for organizing the event that involved the arrival in Rio of tennis player Novak Djokovic, then No. 1 in the world, to participate in a challenge against Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten, Guga, in 2012, in Maracanã. He also participated in the organization of the Rio Verão Festival 2014 event, in association with Rede Record, and the Disney Magic Run in Rio.
His brother, businessman Rafael Alves, suspected of being the financial operator of the “Tip Headquarters”, was never officially part of the City Council staff. He was one of those responsible for raising funds in the middle of Crivella’s electoral campaigns for the elections to governor of Rio in 2014 and when the politician ended up being elected mayor in 2016.
Affiliated with the Republicans, the same party as the mayor, Rafael became a candidate for Mayor of Angra dos Reis in 2016. Known in the middle of Carnival, the businessman has already joined the management of traditional schools in Rio, such as Salgueiro, Viradouro and Império Serrano . . And he had the task of minimizing Crivella’s rejection in the world of samba, according to sources heard by Twitter.
The report did not find the defenses of the Alves brothers. As soon as they speak, the position will be included in this report. Wanted, Crivella has yet to come out through his advice.
Crivella’s henchman and biker friend
The investigations are based on the award of the money changer Sérgio Mizrahy, arrested at Operation Exchange, Off. He appointed Rafael Alves as head of the criminal plot of the City Council and one of Crivella’s henchmen.
Rafael was also a friend of the bicheiro Alcebíades Paes García, the Bidi, shot dead in February, and maintains relationships with his family. Rafael was married to Shanna Harrouche García Lopes, the niece of the bicheiro, who was the victim of an attack in October 2019 in the western area of Rio.
In a statement, the MP-RJ says that “the operation is the result of a police investigation initiated to investigate a possible criminal organization and corruption scheme in the area of the municipal administration in Rio.”
Today’s orders are being carried out in the cities of Rio de Janeiro (in the neighborhoods of Barra da Tijuca, Jacarepaguá, Tijuca and Flamengo), Petrópolis and Nilópolis.
Crivella is running for reelection and, last week, escaped the opening of an impeachment process at City Hall. Despite this, he will be the target of a CPI that will investigate the alleged use of paid municipal servants to disrupt reports that denounce the critical municipal health situation. Organized in WhatsApp groups, the largest of these groups was called “Guardians of the Crivella”. The mayor denies the practice.
