Police take down scheme that generated R$28 million in gambling in Sorriso in São Paulo

The court orders, including 14 home search and seizure warrants at the addresses of individuals and legal entities, kidnapping of movable assets, breach of telematic secrecy, blocking of more than R$ 21.4 million in bank accounts, blocking of social media accounts and precautionary measures other than prison, such as passport seizure, were granted by the Justice 4.0 Center of the Guarantees Court – Polo Sinop.

The investigation, conducted by the Sinop Organized Crime Repression Police Station (Draco), targets 10 individuals, including a digital influencer with more than 115,000 followers on an internet social network, in addition to eight companies identified as part of a network focused on the disclosure and financial movement of betting platforms without regulatory authorization and money laundering.

In Mato Grosso, court orders are complied with in the city of Sorriso. Two warrants are still being served in São Paulo, the capital, and one in São Bernardo do Campo (SP), against a legal entity.

Compliance with orders is supported by teams from the Nova Mutum Regional Police Station and the Sinop Regional Police Station. Outside the state, the team from the State Department of Criminal Investigations (DEIC), of the São Paulo Civil Police, assists in complying with court orders.

Gambling and movement of values

The investigations indicate that the influencer from Sorriso, known on social media, with a large number of followers and who has already been on the cover of Revista Sexy, was at the center of the scheme, using two accounts on the social network to promote unauthorized gambling platforms.

She also maintained, alongside another person under investigation, a WhatsApp group intended for sending links and guidance on illegal fixed odds betting. In the investigations, the movement of more than R$28 million was identified, which were not declared in the years between 2023 and 2025, with strong indications that they came from illegal online gaming activity.

According to Draco Sinop's investigation, the funds entered the accounts of companies linked to betting platforms, including Cash Pay Meios de PayPal Ltda., All Bet Entretenimento Ltda., Bytech Ltda. and HKP Pay Payments, and were immediately redistributed to a network of family members and employees of the digital influencer.

To disguise the origin of the values, the investigation points to the creation of several companies, as well as corporate simulation in companies in the beauty sector.

Connection with Operation Narco Fluxo, of the Federal Police

Two of the targets of Operation Engodo Digital have addresses in the state of São Paulo. The Mato Grosso Civil Police investigation investigates the connection of these targets with Operation Narco Fluxo, launched by the Federal Police in April this year, which resulted in the arrest of singers MC Ryan SP and Poze do Rodo, influencer Chrys Dias and the person responsible for the Choquei page.

According to Operation Narco Fluxo, a fintech identified as the financial core of the scheme concentrated the amounts collected by clandestine betting platforms and enabled the sending of resources abroad.

This same company and its owner were also targets in São Paulo of search and seizure, kidnapping of goods and valuables, as well as seizure of passports ordered as part of Operation Engodo Digital launched by Draco de Sinop.