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The judicial decision that authorized Operation Hades on Thursday (10) establishes that behind the actions of Mayor Marcelo Crivella in the City of Rio is Rafael Ferreira Alves, who does not hold a position in the municipal administration. Prosecutors claim that Rafael and Crivella have a leading role in a corruption scheme in the Rio City Council.
Rafael is the brother of the former president of Riotur, Marcelo Alves, and would have indicated him for the position. Elements of the investigation show that Rafael Alves’ power goes far beyond the tourism sector.
Alves does not have a position in any body linked to the Rio City Council. Nor is he a subcontracted employee, but investigations by the Public Ministry reveal that he “commands a lot.”
Rafael is the owner of the cell phone that the mayor supposedly called during a police operation on March 10, but the call was answered by a delegate, according to an exclusive report from RJ2 this Friday (11). The mayor of Rio was the subject of searches and his cell phone was seized in an investigation this Thursday (10).
By order of Judge Rosa Helena Guita, that determined the operation of this farm, a phrase translates the power of Rafael Alves over Mayor Crivella:
“The submission of the mayor to Rafael Alves is scary.”
Crivella and Rafael Alves – Photo: Playback / TV Globo
Crivella connection during operation
Six months ago, the state prosecutor and the civil police carried out the first phase of Operation Hades. Cell phones were seized at Rafael Alves’ home. One rang, held by Chief Clemente Braune, who answered the call. In a document, the delegate reproduced Crivella’s words.
“Hello, good morning Rafael. Do you have a search and seizure in Riotur? Do you know?”
– Yes I know. It is an investigation by the Civil Police and the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro.
The chief said that when he realized it was not Rafael Alves, the mayor immediately cut the call.
According to the court ruling, which determined the operation this Thursday, in the analysis of the content of Rafael’s cell phones, it was found that the mayor appears as one of his most frequent interlocutors.
Almost 2000 messages exchanged
In one of the telephone devices seized in March, 1,949 messages were exchanged between them, many of them with encrypted language, making it clear that their content could not be handled by conventional media.
According to investigators, Rafael’s descent over Mayor Crivella demands, incisively, to be heard before making any decision.
The research also shows that the employer interferes in the choice of companies to provide services to the most diverse sectors of the administration and designates people to occupy key positions. In an exchange of messages with the mayor, Rafael said: “I left you a nomination – Presidency Prevrio.”
Rafael has an active voice within the municipal government to the point of demanding the nullity of administrative acts, as if the mayor were his subordinate.
According to the court’s decision, the businessman treated Crivella’s election campaign like a commercial bank with the aim of obtaining financial profitability.
In another exchange of messages, Rafael stated: “I don’t want a position or a status, I want a return on what is invested.” The justice document says that Rafael Alves is notorious within the criminal group, so much so that he is known as “Trump”, in reference to the US president.
The document also contains reproductions of conversations between Rafael and the money-changer Sérgio Mizrhaiz, a complainant of the scheme. In conversation, Rafael warns that he needs to go to the Peninsula: “to the employer’s house to leave a bid there.”
The offer that Rafael refers to, according to the MP, is in cash. Peninsula is the condominium where the mayor lives.
According to the investigation, Rafael Alves once complained directly to Sergio Mizrah about the delay in receiving a sum and, by message, said: “That situation would be a” hesitation “and that it was” high “to zero.” , expressly alluding to the current mayor.
Crisis between Rafael and Crivella
The MP document also records a crisis in the relationship between Crivella and Rafael Alves. Rafael uses terms with Crivella such as: “cowardice”, “lack of words with me, I will not accept.” And he is irritated by the possibility that his brother will leave the presidency of Riotur, which happened after the first phase of the operation.
Between the tense moments between the two, he says: “It is a two-sided fake that is one thing in the front and another is behind it.” And, in capital letters, which in internet language means shouting, Rafael writes: “I don’t accept that. I don’t accept the lack of a word with me. I’ve been loyal so far. ”
For the Public Ministry, the content of the messages is disturbing, a typical attitude of those who know facts that, if made public, can cause irreparable damage to their interlocutor, in this case, Mayor Crivella.
Prosecutors are emphatic in saying that the evidence obtained from the raids and seizures confirms the initial suspicions and reveals the effective participation and role of Crivella in the gigantic scheme of corruption, embezzlement, bid rigging and money laundering installed in the municipality of River. .
Rafael Alves’ defense said it disputed the charges. And he said that he has tried, for more than nine months, to provide clarifications to the Public Ministry, but did not have that opportunity.
Mayor Marcelo Crivella reiterated that he had already made bank, telephone and fiscal secrets available, that the search and seizure operation was strange to him, considering that we are in the electoral period, that the action is unjustified and that he is not charged in this case. or any other action.
