On February 25th, the co-founder of GOL Linhas Aéreas, Henrique Constantino, signed an award-winning agreement, which was ratified by Judge Vallisney de Oliveira. All the delation will be carried out with the Federal Public Prosecution Service (MPF).
The first information was ed on only this Monday afternoon (13/05), and includes crimes involving the payment of bribes to politicians, carried out in 2012, in exchange for favors and high-value financing at Caixa Econômica Federal.
The loan to the Constantino Group was carried out by Caixa, through a credit line based on the Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço (FI-FGTS) investment fund, the total amount borrowed by the group was R$ 300 million, in era. In addition, a subsidiary of the group, Oeste Sul Empreendimentos Imobiliários, requested a loan of R$ 50 million.
All these two loans were carried out through the political facilitation scheme, resulting from the payment of bribes. Deputies Eduardo Cunha (MDB-RJ) and Henrique Eduardo Alves (MDB-RN) are involved in this case, in addition, there is also involvement of former president Michel Temer. They requested the payment of R$ 10 million in bribes to release loans from Caixa to the companies of the Constantino Group.
Although Henrique Constatino, who pledged to pay compensation of BRL 70,7 million, is not on the board of directors of any company linked to GOL, other of the Constantino family, who hold positions in the Constantino Group, hold executive positions at GOAL.
Part of the payment of the bribe was made through ABEAR, in amounts allocated to politicians Romero Jucá, former deputy Vicente Cândido, senator Ciro Nogueira, Marco Maia, Edinho Araújo, Otávio Leite and Bruno Araújo. Most of the politicians involved are from the PMDB (currently MDB), from the so-called “centrão” parties and from the PT (Workers' Party).
Lúcio Funaro, operator of the scheme, was responsible for transferring R$ 7,07 million to politicians, through a request by Henrique Constantino.
The Volluto Participation Investment Fund, owned by the Constantino family, owns 23,38% of GOL Linhas Aéreas, through common shares.
This information resulted in a sharp drop in the shares of GOL Linhas Aéreas, of 7,02% this Monday, which was already suffering the influence of a new auction proposal for the assets of Avianca Brasil, presented by competitor Azul Linhas Aéreas.
