Caixa Econômica Federal paid for works on the house where the bank's then-president, Pedro Guimarães, lives in Brasília.
The improvements were carried out in July 2020 by four employees of a company that has contracts with the public bank to carry out maintenance services in its buildings and branches.
Folha spoke with two of the employees of EMIBM Engenharia and had access to images of the work done. According to reports from Caixa servers, the cost was approximately R$ 50 thousand ($ 10.2 thousand).
Guimarães' lawyer, José Luis Oliveira Lima, confirmed the improvements were made and said that the security sector authorized them after alleged threats received by the bank's president.
Caixa said the home improvements were related to the safety of the then president and internal rules allow for this.
At the time of the works, the Federal Police opened an investigation to investigate a hacker attack on Guimarães after the bank strengthened security measures to avoid scams in paying emergency aid.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon