Singer Gusttavo Lima said in an interview, this Wednesday (9), who doesn’t know how to launder money . The crime of money laundering is the main accusation against him, in the investigation carried out by the Civil Police of Pernambuco.
The country star commented on the investigations against him. Among the accusations, the singer allegedly hid R$9.7 million received in two illegal gaming deposits from HSF Entretenimento Promoção de Eventos. Furthermore, he would have given “safe harbor to fugitives” who are targets of the investigation, which is under judicial secrecy.
The court even requested the arrest of Gusttavo Lima, but the request was revoked a day later, without being fulfilled, as the singer was out of the country. Understand the operation that led to Gusttavo Lima’s arrest request .
In an interview with the Migalhas portal, the singer commented on the developments in the investigations. Check out the interview highlights .
About companies and advertising
Gusttavo Lima claims that the administrations of his companies go through a careful process of Compliance, where all businesses are supervised by legal managers, who evaluate contracts.
The country singer commented on the lack of knowledge about irregularities committed by the owners of Esporte da Sorte, the center of the investigations against him.
“We always try to be very specific in finding out who we are going to work with and researching who we are going to work with in 2022, there was nothing, right?” score.
He emphasizes that he is most interested in the conclusion of the case, because he wants to move forward. The singer said that partnerships like the ones he signed with bookmakers, in fact, are contracts like others he made over the 15 years as a businessman. He highlights that he began to invest in the advertising sector, including to resolve his own demands, which would facilitate, above all, the mitigation of risks.
Contract with bookmakers
During the interview, the star lists contracts with bookmakers in a new investor profile, which he (Gusttavo Lima) has adopted from now on. The description places the business in “more aggressive” ventures.
The operation investigates a scheme worth more than R$3 billion. The pivot of the inquiry is the CEO of Esportes da Sorte, Darwin Henrique da Silva Filho investigated for using the betting platform to launder money from Jogo do Bicho, in Recife. The singer claims that the contract with the bookmaker was fulfilled and renewed, without his representatives identifying anything wrong.
“The contract was signed in 2022, right? And for two years we fulfilled 100% with the company, the company fulfilled 100% with us”, he stated saying that he is just a poster child.
Regarding the accusations that he owned the Go from Bet Gusttavo Lima completely rejected the statement, which he classified as “great madness” and “thinkism”. The singer claims to be the victim of a theory that wants to use him to explain the entire operation.
Money Laundering Accusation
The search for clarification and investigations were defended by Gusttavo Lima, who believes that the Federal Revenue Service has every right to seek clarification. The singer said he was not worried about breaches of financial secrecy, as he would have nothing to hide.
“They want to make this connection between Gusttavo and this kind of thing, which I never imagined in my life, washing of money… I don’t even know how to launder money, because my whole life has been doing one thing right”, said the singer.
The artist also thanked the Pernambuco Court for accepting the request for habeas corpus, which guaranteed that the singer would not be arrested preventively in September. Gusttavo Lima claims that he did not flee the country, and once again called the accusations that he hid from justice “crazy”.
This content was originally published in Gusttavo Lima: “I don’t even know how you wash money” on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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