Police operation raids mansion worth 3 million reais in Barueri over tax fraud
Civil and Military Police surrounded luxury residence in Barueri (SP) in action against tax evasion scheme involving businessmen and lawyers.
Mansion surrounded by police vehicles in operation against tax fraud in Greater São Paulo
A police operation launched on the morning of Wednesday the 11th in Barueri, in Greater São Paulo, targeted the owner of a mansion valued at more than 3 million reais, according to record.r7.com. Vehicles from the Civil and Military Police surrounded the residence with support from the Public Prosecution Office of the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
The investigations point to crimes against tax regulations committed by businessmen and lawyers who marketed false promises of tax settlement negotiations. The scheme operated through fraudulent statements filed with the Federal Revenue Service with the aim of causing harm to the Tax Authority.
Search for luxury goods and tax documents
During the operation, search and seizure warrants were executed targeting high-value automobiles, watches valued at up to 800,000 reais and other assets used, according to the authorities, for money laundering.
Teams employed drones to monitor the perimeter and prevent suspects from fleeing. In addition to the planned arrests, agents were searching for tax documents that could prove the irregularities investigated by the Public Prosecution Office of Rio de Janeiro, with support from São Paulo police forces.
Source: Google News BR — São Paulo