Alleged PCC Figure ‘Hulk’ Arrested in Portugal, Held Pending Extradition

Overview

• Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária detained Brazilian national Ygor Daniel Zago, known as “Hulk,” in a luxury condominium in Cascais under international warrants following an Interpol red notice.
• Zago was taken into custody alongside his wife, Fernanda Ferrari Zago, after investigators traced him while he awaited the outcome of an appeal of a 29-year Brazilian sentence for international drug trafficking.
• Following court appearances in Lisbon, a judge ordered preventive detention while extradition proceedings to Brazil move forward.
• Portuguese authorities say illicit funds tied to the organization were found in his wife’s bank account and that multiple luxury vehicles were linked to the group’s operations.
• Brazilian investigators tie the case to a 2023 seizure of 30,000 liters of methanol that opened probes into fuel adulteration, bribery of public officials, and money laundering, with MP-SP alleging Zago managed suppliers and finances for dozens of gas stations.