Federal Police investigate suspected embezzlement of R$ 15.6 million in healthcare in Nossa Senhora do Socorro

The action complies with 32 search and seizure warrants in Sergipe, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Ceará and Paraíba. The work mobilizes federal police officers and auditors from the Comptroller General of the Union.

Court orders are carried out at the headquarters of social organizations and companies involved, in addition to the homes of those being investigated. The targets are located in the municipalities of Aracaju, Nossa Senhora do Socorro and Canindé de São Francisco, in Sergipe; in Rio de Janeiro; in Barretos and Colina, in the state of São Paulo; in Fortaleza, Aquiraz and Eusébio, in Ceará; and in Campina Grande, Serra Branca and Pedra Lavrada, in Paraíba.

The investigation investigates irregularities in the hiring of two social organizations to manage municipal health units. The period under analysis covers the administration of the field hospital set up in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic and the operation of an Emergency Care Unit between 2020 and 2026.

According to the initial survey, there are signs of overpricing and subcontracting of services through companies linked to the managers of the social organizations themselves.

The investigation was opened after an audit by the Federal Comptroller General revealed suspicions of overbilling and misuse of funds. The operation takes place in an integrated manner between the Federal Police, the CGU and the Federal Public Ministry.