Operation Car Wash

“This is an important book not only for Brazil, but for the world. It takes us inside a massive corruption network that feeds on society. The authors’ gripping narrative should wake us up to the realization that corruption is a parasite that, if tolerated, will ultimately kill its host.” * Edward Steir *
Scathing about the distorted priorities imposed by the war on drugs: tens of thousands of poor Brazilians have been locked up while the crimes of the rich and powerful have often gone unpunished. * The Economist *
As senior investigators in several of the most high-profile Lava Jato (Car Wash) investigations, Jorge Pontes and Márcio Anselmo are well-placed observers of how Brazil’s corrupt politico-industrial complex functions. * Times Literary Supplement *

Jorge Pontes is a graduate from the FBI National Academy. He spent almost thirty years working for the Federal Police—first as an agent and later as a police chief—both nationwide and abroad. He devoted most of his career to the creation and implementation of units specializing in fighting environmental crime. He was an instructor at the National Police Academy and, in 2006, received the British Parliament Green Apple Award for his operations in the Brazilian Amazon. He was Regional Superintendent for Pernambuco, coordinator-general and elected member of Interpol’s executive committee, and is former director of teaching and statistics at the National Public Security Department (Senasp), under the Ministry of Justice.

Márcio Anselmo graduated in law from the State University of Londrina. He joined the Federal Police as a clerk in 2004, stationed in Guaíra, and has since been actively involved in investigating financial crime, corruption, and money laundering. He worked on the Banestado case in Brasília and led the investigations on Operation Faktor, around which time he completed his master’s degree. While working on the investigations that gave rise to Operation Car Wash, he studied for a doctorate in international law at the University of São Paulo. From 2018 to 2020, he occupied the post of coordinator-general of the corruption and money laundering unit. He teaches on post-graduate courses in Brazil and has published various books and papers on organized crime and money laundering.

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