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Brazil financial fraud investigations

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Late July 2026 saw police in São Paulo expose uncovered low‑level scams on Facebook Marketplace and WhatsApp that lured users into fraudulent PIX transfers, costing victims thousands of reais. A week later federal investigators uncovered revealed a criminal network that siphoned roughly R$45 million from Caixa Econômica Federal customers, including FGTS beneficiaries and emergency‑aid recipients, using a sealed judicial decision, offshore structures in the British Virgin Islands and cryptocurrency. On 4 August, Operation Sem Desconto expanded entered a new phase, with 18 search‑and‑seizure warrants executed in the Federal District and Maranhão, targeting Maranhão. The raids, authorized by Supreme Court minister André Mendonça despite objections from the Federal Public Ministry, targeted members of Senator Weverton Rocha’s family members and his lawyer Willer Tomaz. The raids seized the senator’s Tomaz, described as a financial hub linking companies, properties, aircraft and uncovered transfers exceeding R$11 million to his wife and a R$6 million property linked to Tomaz. operators. Authorities allege say the scheme may have diverted up to R$6.3 billion from INSS benefits, with Rocha coordinating demands benefits. Evidence shows Rocha’s wife received more than R$11 million from companies tied to Tomaz, and Tomaz acting as a financial hub. A new phase of Brasília Lago Sul house was bought for R$6 million through a firm owned by Tomaz. Tomaz denies being under investigation, claiming the operation search related only to his aircraft ownership; Rocha was not directly seized in early August reaffirmed the police’s stance despite criticism from the Federal Public Ministry and the Attorney‑General’s Office, which called this phase but remains under probe for less intrusive measures. allegedly coordinating demands and overseeing payments. Rocha and Tomaz continue to deny wrongdoing, and all actions remain classified as estelionato.

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