Overview

• The Civil Police of Rio Grande do Sul launched Operation Modo Selva, executing 26 court orders that included seven preventive arrests and nine searches.
• Raids spanned Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Bahia and Pernambuco, with arrests in Canoas, Piracicaba and Hortolândia.
• Investigators report deepfake videos featuring Gisele Bündchen, Angélica, Juliette, Maísa and Sabrina Sato were used to advertise nonexistent products.
• Authorities sequestered 10 vehicles and blocked 21 assets, bank accounts, investments and crypto wallets while tracking proceeds reported at over R$20 million.
• Suspects are expected to face charges of fraud, organized crime, money laundering and gambling offenses, and police say underreported low-value losses allowed the scam to scale.