{"id":74967,"date":"2026-07-05T07:49:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/brazilian-federal-police-dismantle-2-billion-crypto-money-laundering-ring-linked-to-the-pcc-cartel\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T07:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:49:54","slug":"brazilian-federal-police-dismantle-2-billion-crypto-money-laundering-ring-linked-to-the-pcc-cartel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/brazilian-federal-police-dismantle-2-billion-crypto-money-laundering-ring-linked-to-the-pcc-cartel\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Federal Police Dismantle $2 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Ring Linked to the PCC Cartel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Brazil\u2019s police launched Operation Exchange, disrupting a PCC ring that laundered $2B via crypto.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">An uncoordinated U.S. OFAC designation leaked the raid, letting a key laundering suspect escape.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Authorities executed 24 warrants in Sao Paulo, capturing one suspect linked to the Florida pipeline.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- --> <\/p>\n<h2>Brazil Terminates PCC-Linked Crypto Money Laundering Ring<\/h2>\n<p>The Brazilian Federal Police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ttsJB0fbqEw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched<\/a> Operation Exchange on Friday, targeting a high-profile criminal organization linked to the Brazilian Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) <span dir=\"auto\">Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC)<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">, which <\/span>used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryptocurrency<\/a> and cash to launder illicit funds and transfer them from Florida to Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>The operation, which involved 50 policemen, included the execution of 13 search-and-seizure warrants and 11 temporary arrest warrants at locations in the State of S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to local media, the police reported that the organization used <strong>\u201c<span dir=\"auto\">a structured system to move funds through illicit cryptocurrency transfers and cash transportation.<\/span>\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Authorities estimated that through this scheme, these criminals laundered nearly $2 billion by mixing transactions between users, large banking transactions, and cash. Nonetheless, no exchange has been identified as being involved in this scheme, as investigations are still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>On July 1, Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada and Stella Stefanie Nunes Henrique de Oliveira, two suspects of integrating this organization, were <a href=\"https:\/\/br.usembassy.gov\/treasury-sanctions-brazilian-criminal-network-exploiting-u-s-financial-system-to-launder-drug-proceeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">designated<\/a> by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) alongside three Brazilian companies and one Portuguese company due to their links to the PCC.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, the U.S. Department of the Treasury declared that Shimada had been <strong>\u201ca key link\u201d<\/strong> for these operations. Shimada helped launder <strong>\u201cmore than $30 million in illicit proceeds generated in and around multiple cities in the United States, utilizing cryptocurrency to move funds back to Brazil on behalf of PCC,\u201d<\/strong> the office alleged.<\/p>\n<p>While Nunes Henrique de Oliveira was captured, Shimada is now a fugitive. Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues referred to a lack of coordination between the OFAC designation and Operation Exchange, revealing that the police had to execute these warrants before originally planned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cActually, if there hadn\u2019t been this designation, maybe the outcome would be different, and we could have located this person. There was damage to our investigation,\u201d<\/strong> he stated at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/trump-administration-labels-brazils-deadliest-gangs-as-specially-designated-global-terrorists\/\">designated<\/a> PCC and Comando Vermelho as SDGTs in May, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that these two groups <strong>\u201ccommand thousands of members and have orchestrated brutal attacks against Brazilian police officers, public officials, and civilians.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/brazilian-federal-police-dismantle-2-billion-crypto-money-laundering-ring-linked-to-the-pcc-cartel\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Brazil\u2019s police launched Operation Exchange, disrupting a PCC ring that laundered $2B via crypto. An uncoordinated U.S. OFAC designation leaked the raid, letting a key laundering suspect escape. Authorities executed 24 warrants in Sao Paulo, capturing one suspect linked to the Florida pipeline. 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