The Federal Police (PF), with the support of the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) and the Federal Revenue Service, launched, this Tuesday (25), an operation to combat the international crime of money laundering and a criminal organization.
The PF fulfills seven search and seizure warrants in Joinville and Itapoá, in Santa Catarina.
The Federal Court also determined the blocking and unavailability of all movable, immovable and money belonging to those involved and the shell companies involved in the investigation.
In 2018, after the arrest of a person for using false documents, and tax analyzes carried out by the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service, the authorities claim that it was possible to identify facts that, in theory, constitute international crimes of money laundering.
According to the investigations, a group of Italians and Brazilians created shell companies, with false documentation in the name of oranges.
Legal entities would have been used to launder illegally obtained money, and sent it abroad where it was invested and hidden in Brazil, after the acquisition of 300 properties on the coast of Santa Catarina.
The PF discovered, after international police cooperation agreements, that six Italians who participated in the scheme have criminal records in Italy relating to fraud, forgery and money laundering.
The money obtained from previous crimes would have made possible the laundering, which began in Italy and was paid in by Brazil.
The material collected in this Tuesday’s operation will be analyzed together with that obtained in international cooperation. It will also be determined where the sequestered assets will go and who will be held accountable.
Source: CNN Brasil
