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A graph Solux Between 2017 and this year, it received R $ 7.5 million in contracts with the municipality of Corumbá, according to the municipality’s Transparency portal. THE Midiamax newspaper confirmed that the company was one of the targets of a search and seizure order carried out this morning (6), in Campo Grande, when the Federal Police launched Operation Offset.
A Solux Locações e Serviços Ltda – EPP officially serves today under the name of D. de Oliveira Locações e Serviços Eireli. The Federal Police suspect the diversion of public funds through the company’s contracts with the city of Pantanal.
Although the company’s façade on Rua Brilhante indicates a specialty in “digital and offset printing” – hence the name of the operation – Solux provided quite different services to the municipality of Corumbá.
In 2017, the print shop won three tenders in the city. One of them, for the execution of works, maintenance and restoration of galleries, restoration of sidewalks and recovery of asphalt.
Another, for the pruning, cutting and removal of tree stumps in the urban perimeter of Corumbá.
Additionally, he won a contract to perform cleaning, weeding, pruning and whitewashing services for Nelson’s cemeteries. Chamma and Santa Cruz, as well as on roads and municipal parks.
The report tried to contact Danielle de Oliveira, partner and owner of the Federal Police destination printer. Upon hearing the source of the call, whoever answered the phone said that she was not at the scene.
Use of federal resources
The Federal Police enter the case according to the origin of the funds used by the city to pay the company. Between 2018 and 2020, R $ 2.2 million in resources from CFEM (Financial Compensation for the Exploration of Mineral Resources) were directed to Solux.
CFEM is a consideration paid by mining companies to the Union, states and municipalities for the exploitation of mineral resources in their respective territories. The contribution is collected by the federal entity, but 65% goes back to the municipality where the extraction occurred. In addition, 23% of CFEM goes to the states. The money can be used to finance infrastructure works.
In 2020 alone, mining activities in Corumbá have already generated R $ 8 million in CFEM for federal coffers. In 2019, it was R $ 14.6 million. Figures are from ANM (National Mining Agency).
Deflagrated by the Federal Police this Tuesday morning (6), Operation Offset had 62 men and complied with 12 search and seizure orders, issued by the 1st Federal Court of Corumbá, in Campo Grande and Corumbá. Among the objectives are Márcio Iunes, brother of the mayor of Corumbá, Marcelo Innes (PSDB) and former nominee by Reinaldo Azambuja (PSDB), in addition to the Secretary of Infrastructure of Corumbá, Ricardo Campos almondand Edson Panes de Oliveira Filho, former secretary of Public Security, all in Corumbá.
In a press release, the Federal Police said that they had seized cell phones, computers and removable media, as well as at least R $ 50,000 in cash.
The investigation began after receiving complaints that pointed to an alleged misuse of public funds as a result of service contracts between the City of Corumbá and an engineering company based in Campo Grande. Also according to the PF, the money diverted would go to officials and businessmen. The investigations also indicated that part of the amount destined to the payment of the contracts comes from the transfer of federal funds.
The name of the operation refers to the well-known printing technique, since this is the main branch of economic activity, registered before the competent bodies, of the investigated company. It should be noted that it has records of other fields of activity completely different from the main activity.
For researchers, in a clear attempt to facilitate participation in different bidding processes, even without having other necessary skills. In the free Portuguese translation, the word “displacement” means “out of alignment” or “out of place”.
Issue note of the Corumbá City Council
Previously, by official note, the Attorney General of the Municipality of Corumbá stated that he had not yet had access to the records of Operation Offset. The administration pointed out that it did not obstruct compliance with the orders, that it is available to the authorities for clarification and that, given that it is an investigation in the initial stage, there would still be no definition of the investigated.
