Brazilian singer Gustavo Lima in pretrial detention

Brazilian singer Gustavo Lima in pretrial detention

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On September 4, a police operation in Brazil executed 19 arrest warrants and 24 search and seizure warrants, blocking €480 million in financial investments resulting from money laundering from illegal gambling.

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the Court of Justice of Pernambuco (TJPE)A decree was issued on Monday to detain famous Brazilian singer Gustavo Lima, as part of a police operation to combat money laundering from illegal gambling, according to Brazilian press reports.

According to Folha de São Paulowho had access to the decision of Judge Andrea Calado da Cruz, suspects that the 35-year-old singer helped two people under investigation in the process of leaving the country.

“It is necessary to highlight Nivaldo Batista Lima. [nome verdadeiro de Gusttavo Lima] By harboring fugitives, he demonstrates a disturbing lack of justice. His extensive financial relationship with these individuals, which includes suspicious movements, raises serious questions about his involvement in criminal activities. “The connection of your company to the money laundering network indicates an obligation that cannot be ignored,” the judge wrote, according to the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper.

According to the judge's order, the owner of the VaideBet betting site, Andre da Rocha Neto, and his wife Isla Rocha, used the plane in which they escaped, along with Gustavo Lima.

On the way, the plane picked up Nivaldo Lima and the couple investigated, following the route Goiania – Athens – Kavala. On the way back, the route was Cavalla – Athens – Canary Islands – Goiânia, suggesting that José Andrés and Isla may have disembarked in Greece or the Canary Islands in Spain. These signs reinforce the seriousness of the situation and the need for a comprehensive investigation, demonstrating that Nivaldo Batista Lima’s complicity with the fugitives not only harms the integrity of the judicial system, but also perpetuates impunity in the context of serious crimes.”

One of those arrested is 36-year-old lawyer and digital influencer Diolán Bezerra, who has more than 20 million followers on Instagram alone.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Justice announced that the integration operation, of the Civil Police of Pernambuco, seized 17 luxury cars, 38 vehicles, more than a hundred properties, four aircraft and seven boats.

From January 2019 to May 2023, according to the authorities, more than €480 million was transferred “in current accounts and financial and cash investments resulting from illegal gambling.”

theAuthorities believe the criminal organization used “events, advertising, currency exchange and insurance companies to launder money through deposits and banking transactions.” Luxury cars, planes, boats, jewelry and luxury watches, in addition to acquiring hundreds of properties.

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