Mr Oliva was later exonerated by Valter Casimiro, the Brazilian Minister of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation, although was immediately replaced at the head of Codesp by Luiz Fernando Garcia da Silva, the minister\u2019s special advisor.<\/div>\n
A further 21 people are under investigation in the cities of S\u00e3o Paulo, Santos, Guaruj\u00e1, S\u00e3o Caetano do Sul, Barueri, Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza and Bras\u00edlia.<\/div>\n
The latest moves form part of Operation Trit\u00f3n, which is investigating the possible formation of cartels by organised crime deliberately to defraud tenders linked to computer services, consulting and dredging contracts at the Companhia Docas do Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo, which runs the port of Santos.<\/div>\n
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The Federal Police said that anomalies amounting to $10m are under investigation. This began in September 2016 when an adviser to the president of Codesp confessed to having already defrauded the company and planned to do so again.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n