Event Brief
Brazil PF searches ex-Rio governor in $9.4B fuel fraud
Filed: May 15, 2026 at 10:09 AM ET
Summary: Brazil’s Federal Police executed search-and-seizure warrants on May 15 against former Rio governor Cláudio Castro and others.
WHO: Brazil’s Federal Police (PF)
WHAT: Executed search-and-seizure warrants in Operation Sem Refino, including against former Rio de Janeiro governor Cláudio Castro and Ricardo Magro of Refit.
WHEN: May 15, 2026 at 8:52 AM ET
WHERE: Brazil
WHY: The warrants were carried out in connection with the ADPF das Favelas Supreme Court inquiry into organized crime and public officials in Rio, including alleged fuel-fraud involving Refit.
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