‘Registration headquarters’ in the city of Rio de Janeiro received R $ 1.5 million per month to promote health insurance, says prosecutor | Rio de Janeiro

The information was displayed on Sunday (13) in Fantástico, which revealed unpublished messages and documents from the investigation.

According to the investigation, which investigates the existence of an alleged corruption scheme in the municipal government, the payment was negotiated by businessman Rafael Alves, brother of the former president of Riotur Marcelo Alves.

The bribe, according to the MP, was paid in exchange for a R $ 210 million contract to provide health plans to City Hall employees.

The investigators affirm that the negotiation took place in a room adjacent to the Riotur presidency, in the City of Arts, West Zone of Rio, where Rafael Alves was dispatched even without having a position in the municipal government.

The agreement, according to the MP, was signed with businessman Azziz Chidid Neto, president of the Board of Directors of the Assim Saúde Group.

According to the investigation, Alves met periodically with the money changer Sérgio Mizrahy at the “Tip Headquarters” to distribute the money received irregularly from this and other companies.

The deputy affirms that they used Riotur to make overvalued contracts, without bidding, in exchange for bribes.

The Public Ministry analyzed more than 10,000 cell phone messages between Crivella and a group of employees who, according to the prosecution, maintained the so-called “Tax Headquarters.”

The conversations suggest that this group had carte blanche to extort money from businessmen. and he had no qualms about putting the mayor himself against the wall, with orders and even threats.

Research shows that Crivella and Rafael Alves are very close. They did morning meetings or early walks.

According to the investigators, Rafael’s descent over Mayor Crivella incisively demands to be heard before making any decision. And he got angry when he had conflicting interests, as he did in April 2019, when the mayor changed the structure of Riotur.

Rafael wrote with disgust: “Putting Riotur in the Ministry of Tourism is cowardice, devaluing Marcelo and not respecting what was agreed back there. Nice attitude, saying one thing and doing another. I don’t accept that, Riotur has to be subordinate to the Mayor’s Office This act has to be published tomorrow in the Official Gazette, otherwise the conversation will change its tone ”.

Rafael presents himself in text messages as a “suicide bomber”. In one of them, the businessman writes to the allies: “Your government is exploding together with my patience.”

It is to the “suicide bomber” that Crivella sent this message: “Of course I am listening to you, my friend. Remember that you told me back there that you wanted your brother to be president of Riotur. It was the first action I did. Before any secretary ”.

The Rio City Council refuted the accusations of the Public Ministry regarding the negotiations with Grupo Assim Saúde. proposal.

Grupo Assim Saúde did not comment on the accusation of having paid a bribe in exchange for the contract. In a statement, he affirmed that he has a contract with the City of Rio for 16 years, serving more than 100,000 people, and that he has been trying to economically balance the contract with the increase in operating costs.

“A more detailed investigation by the Public Ministry can find this evidence in our relationship with the City of Rio de Janeiro. And that is what we hope and wish to see happen,” the group said.

The lawyer for businessman Rafael Alves said the charges against him are reckless and have no commitment to the truth. He also said that the Public Ministry interpreted the messages found on Rafael’s cell phone in a “malicious” and “biased” manner.