60 businessmen arrested for tax evasion in Brazil
Nearly 60 businessmen were arrested Wednesday in Brazil for alleged tax evasion totaling 254 million US dollars a year.

Those involved were accused of declaring lesser incomes, falsely listing contents of exports and imports and purchasing raw materials without proper documents.

The Federal Police made the arrests in several areas of the country as part of Operation Barley aimed at combating massive tax evasion.

Brothers Alexandre and Gilberto Schincariol, owners of one of the largest beer factories in Brazil, were among the arrested. A group of beverage distributors linked to Schincariol were also involved in the case, said the investigators.