A Brazilian court froze $2.01 billion in a PCC money laundering case, yet the state's lead prosecutor says no evidence ties the sanctioned businessman to the gang.
Financial Crime
Key Facts
—The freeze. A federal court authorised the seizure of up to R$10.4bn ($2.01bn) in assets, cash and crypto belonging to the people under investigation.
—The map. Brazil, the United States, Portugal, Paraguay, Argentina and Colombia appear in the court decision describing the network’s operations.
—The fugitive. Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada has been at large since 3 July, when a court ordered his preventive arrest.
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