JORGE ABREUSÃO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) - The new phase of operation Vérnix, launched on Monday (17), served a search and seizure warrant against a Lamborghini Urus Performante, valued at more than R$4 million, which belonged to lawyer and influencer Deolande Bezerra, arrested since May on charges of laundering money from the PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital). She denies the accusations.
Police seize Lamborghini linked to Deolane in new action against the PCC
JORGE ABREUSÃO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) - The new phase of operation Vérnix, launched on Monday (17), served a search and seizure warrant against a Lamborghini Urus Performante, valued at more than R$4 million, which belonged to lawyer and...
Its objective is to investigate the crimes of criminal organization and money laundering, linked to the São Paulo faction. On the 9th, the Military Police seized another luxury vehicle from Deolane.
- This time, the model was a Mercedes-Benz GLC 300, which can cost around R$500,000.
- The vehicle was being driven by the influencer's son, when it was intercepted and found to be the subject of a search and seizure warrant also arising from Operation Vérnix.
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The action is mobilized by the Civil Police and the Public Ministry, through Gaeco (Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime). Its objective is to investigate the crimes of criminal organization and money laundering, linked to the São Paulo faction.
On the 9th, the Military Police seized another luxury vehicle from Deolane. This time, the model was a Mercedes-Benz GLC 300, which can cost around R$500,000. The vehicle was being driven by the influencer's son, when it was intercepted and found to be the subject of a search and seizure warrant also arising from Operation Vérnix. He was not arrested.
Deolane Bezerra's defense was sought in these two episodes of vehicle seizures, however, in both cases, the lawyer informed that he will not comment on the developments of the operation.
After the influencer's arrest, on May 21, prosecutor Lincoln Gakiya, responsible for the complaint, told Folha de S.Paulo that there is a direct and intimate relationship between Deolane and Marcola's family, appointed as head of the PCC.
According to him, Deolane would have provided accounts for the criminal group's money laundering, which is denied by his defense. One of the signs of criminal activity, according to him, would be a sudden increase in her assets, with earnings exceeding R$140 million from 2020 to 2022.
The prosecutor said he considers that the incompatibility between Deolane's professional activities and his financial gains has practically been proven.
After being arrested, Deolane cried during the custody hearing. "Your Excellency, I was arrested while practicing my profession. At the time of the events, I was a lawyer. It's a very old case, from 2019, 2020. I want to make it very clear, even though I know that this is not a question of merit, that I was arrested for being a lawyer, for an amount of R$24,000 deposited into my account, by a client whose police report included my monitoring of the client", he stated. She did not say at the hearing who her client would be.
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