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Director-General Andrei Rodrigues says probe entered phase of interagency cooperation with state forensic units<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The director-general of Brazil\u2019s Federal Police,\u00a0Andrei Rodrigues<\/strong>, said on Wednesday (8) that the ongoing investigation into the\u00a0contamination of alcoholic beverages with methanol<\/a>\u00a0may be connected to a major fuel fraud\u00a0uncovered recently by the Federal Police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThere is a possible connection with the previous operation on fuel adulteration, especially since the methanol\u2019s port of entry was Paranagu\u00e1. It probably involved some criminal organization,\u201d Mr. Rodrigues told reporters at the Ministry of Justice and Public Security headquarters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He added that the investigation is now in a \u201cphase of cooperation,\u201d particularly in the forensic area, through a national integrated system that brings together Federal Police experts and state forensic police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe are combining efforts to gain access to materials seized by other police agencies, as well as to our own seizures, so that everything can be sent for forensic analysis,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On September 29, the Federal Police started investigating a series of methanol poisoning cases in S\u00e3o Paulo. The move followed suspicions that the incidents could be linked to organized crime groups and to the recent fuel fraud probes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The investigation was launched at the request of Justice and Public Security Minister\u00a0Ricardo Lewandowski<\/strong>, who said Tuesday (7) that the Federal Police joined the case because authorities cannot rule out the possibility that the contamination represents a \u201cnational problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to the minister, the suspected criminal involvement may not necessarily involve the country\u2019s well-known prison factions, but rather an organization operating specifically in the illicit alcohol production and beverage falsification trades.<\/p>\n

*By\u00a0Maira Escardovelli\u00a0\u2014 Bras\u00edlia<\/p>\n

Source: Valor International<\/p>\n

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