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Alexandre Pires targeted in Federal Police operation against illegal mining

The Federal Police have launched the second phase of Operation Disco de Ouro II, targeting a criminal organization suspected of money laundering, ideological falsehood, and the illegal sale of cassiterite. The investigation focuses on the illegal extraction of minerals from the Yanomami Indigenous Territory in Roraima.

Singer Alexandre Pires is among those targeted by search and seizure warrants at his residence and music production company in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. Authorities suspect the group used Pires and his company to fragment and conceal funds. Pires' defense has denied any involvement in mining or illegal activities, stating his professional relationship with businessman Matheus Possebon was strictly limited to artistic representation.

The operation involves 12 search and seizure warrants and 17 orders for the seizure of assets. Investigators are tracking the movement of over US$ 48 million through international financial operations, shell companies, and third-party accounts. The scheme allegedly used fraudulent documentation to make illegal mining appear legitimate by claiming the ore originated from legal sites in Pará.

In a separate but related context of transnational crime, Brazilian and Peruvian authorities cooperated to destroy a cocaine production laboratory in Peru, resulting in the arrest of two Brazilians.

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Alexandre Pires · Alphaville · Anderson Cordeiro Vasconcelos · Coordenação-Geral de Inteligência da Previdência Social · Diego Possebon · Federal Police · INSS · Igor Dias Delecrode · Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social · José Carlos de Oliveira · Maranhão · Matheus Possebon

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