Businessman Alexandre Accioly, a major shareholder in the Bodytech gym chain, was indicted by the Attorney General's Office as one of the operators of bribes for federal deputy Aécio Neves (PSDB). According to the report, R$1,7 million was allegedly paid by Odebrecht through overseas transfers to an account based in Singapore, which, according to the investigation, belongs to Accioly. Andrade Gutierrez allegedly transferred R$35 million through two investments made in a holding company that owns the Bodytech gym.
In the same case, the Attorney General's Office also filed charges against Federal Deputy Aécio Neves (PSDB-MG) on charges of receiving a R$65 million bribe in exchange for hydroelectric plant construction projects involving a state-owned Minas Gerais state-owned company. The alleged crimes are passive corruption and money laundering.
According to the indictment, the payments were made by construction companies Odebrecht and Andrade Gutierrez. Some of the funds were paid in cash and some through offshore accounts, which, according to the indictment, even used money laundering schemes run by money launderer Dario Messer.
“Aécio Neves indirectly received R$30 million in undue advantage, due to his public function, from the Odebrecht group and R$35 million in undue advantage, due to his public function, from the construction company Andrade Gutierrez,” states the complaint, signed by Deputy Attorney General Lindôra Maria Araújo, coordinator of the Lava-Jato group at the PGR.
The accusation is based on a report completed by the Federal Police last month. During the investigation, money launderers interviewed by the Federal Police confirmed that they had facilitated funds for Aécio's agents, using the scheme of Dario Messer, the money launderer of money launderers arrested by Operation Car Wash in Rio. Based on the facts investigated, the Federal Police are accusing Aécio of passive corruption and money laundering.
According to the Federal Police report, Odebrecht also made payments of R$28,2 million in cash and through money launderer José Antônio Estevão Soares, a member of Dario Messer's scheme. The payments were brokered by Dimas Toledo, the Federal Police alleges.
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