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The R$ 3.5 million penthouse in Barra da Tijuca where Cláudio Castro currently resides — and which was targeted by Federal Police search and seizure this Tuesday — belongs to J3 Real Estate Participações, a company created by José Mauro de Farias Júnior in April 2023. Farias was state secretary of Digital Transformation in Castro's government until December 2024, when he left office to take care of his law firm. ✓
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"o imóvel localizado no condomínio Península, na Barra da Tijuca, Zona Oeste do Rio, foi adquirido por R$ 3,5 milhões pela empresa J3 Real Estate Participações. A companhia foi criada em abril de 2023 pelo advogado Mauro Farias, ex-secretário estadual de Transformação Digital"
"Farias informa que sai do serviço público para cuidar de seu escritório de advocacia"
J3 Real Estate was registered with CNPJ 50.417.949/0001-60 on April 24, 2023, with share capital of R$ 3,997,665, and bought the property in the Península condominium just two months later, in June 2023. The purchase deed was registered on June 16 of that year, according to documents obtained from registry offices by Globo. ✓
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"razao_social: J3 REAL ESTATE PARTICIPACOES LTDA, CNPJ: 50417949000160, data_inicio_atividade: 2023-04-24, capital_social: 3997665"
"a escritura de compra do apartamento pela J3 Real Estate foi registrada no dia 16 de junho daquele ano"
During Mauro Farias's tenure at the State Secretariat of Digital Transformation, the department received more than R$ 1 billion in budget for area programs. According to state decree, the secretariat had competencies related to digitization of public services, data-based management policies and digital government strategy — without express attributions over urban zoning or real estate projects. ✓
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"Durante sua gestão, a pasta recebeu mais de R$ 1 bilhão em orçamento para programas da área"
"À SETD, conforme o Art. 8º do Decreto Estadual nº 48.378/2023, compete: I - promover a desburocratização, simplificação e modernização da gestão pública estadual, mediante a digitalização de serviços"
Castro's defense, through lawyer Carlo Luchione, stated that the property is rented and that he is unaware of details about the property. Mauro Farias did not respond to press contact attempts. Castro moved to the penthouse during this month, according to his defense. ✓
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"Desconheço quem seja o dono, sei apenas que é alugado, que o outro também era e já teve o contrato rescindido. Desconheço maiores detalhes sobre esse ponto"
"Mauro Farias não respondeu às tentativas de contato feitas pela reportagem"
J3 Real Estate Participações bought the penthouse for R$ 3.5 million in June 2023, two months after creating the company in April 2023
Mauro Farias left the Secretariat of Digital Transformation in December 2024 by dismissal at request
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Mauro Farias and his brother Rafael Thompson were partners in P5 Soluções, a company investigated for receiving R$ 2.6 million from a Castro campaign supplier in 2022
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What was the source of the R$ 3.5 million used to purchase the penthouse?
Why it's still unknown: Bank transfer records, financing or origin of capital contributions were not found in available public databases
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Is there a formal lease contract between Castro and J3 Real Estate?
Why it's still unknown: The defense stated that the property is rented but did not provide the lease contract nor inform values
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What is the number of the state decree that formalized Mauro Farias's dismissal?
Why it's still unknown: The specific decree published in the Official Gazette of Rio de Janeiro State on December 19, 2024 was not located with available tools