São Paulo prosecutors charge Milton Leite and 13 others over PCC bus scheme

São Paulo prosecutors have charged former city council president Milton Leite and thirteen other people with association to a criminal organization. The case stems from Operation Vectura Corrupta, a police investigation into the presence of the Primeiro Comando da Capital faction in the city's public transport system. Justice must now decide whether to accept the complaint and turn the accused into defendants.

Investigators say Leite exercised effective control over companies involved in the scheme and was the de facto owner of Transwolff. Police also suspect he concealed or destroyed evidence. Leite denies all accusations and says he is innocent.

“The indictment is only a first step and far from sufficient.”

Other defendants include former SPTrans president Levi dos Santos Oliveira, former Praia Grande mayoral candidate Danilo Marco Morgado Silva, and Carla de Paula Muller, wife of PCC leader Antônio José Muller Júnior, known as Granada.

The investigation also examines suspected corruption of public employees and PCC financing of electoral campaigns. Leite was transferred while under suspicion of receiving privileges from civil police officers, leading to the removal of delegates, an investigator, and a prison guard.

Transwolff was previously targeted by Operation End of the Line in 2024 over suspected money laundering linked to the PCC. The case raises questions about how such arrangements survived multiple administrations.

The complaint was based on the final police report and evidence gathered by MP-SP, with information first reported by UOL. If confirmed, the indictment is only a first step and far from sufficient to resolve the broader problem.