Campinas Raids Target PCC Money Laundering, Arrest Leader’s Son as Fugitives Elude Capture

Overview

• Courts decreed nine preventive arrests tied to the case, with six suspects newly detained, two already in custody, and one still at large.
• Authorities executed 11 search-and-seizure orders and froze 12 luxury properties along with funds in bank accounts linked to the investigation.
• Prosecutors allege the shell company Avantex, controlled by the PCC leader’s son, received underpriced properties first bought by an intermediary and transferred on February 23, 2024.
• A raid at a high-end condominium in Sousas led to a shootout that left Luís Carlos dos Santos dead and a military police officer wounded and treated at Unicamp’s Hospital de Clínicas.
• Key targets Sérgio Luiz de Freitas Filho (“Mijão”) and Álvaro Daniel Roberto (“Caipira”) remain fugitives, with investigators reporting indications they are in Bolivia as the probe broadens to businessmen, moneylenders and influencers.